Fair Family History

Fair Surname Meaning

English: nickname meaning ‘handsome beautiful fair’ Middle English fair fayr Old English fæger. The word was also occasionally used as a personal name in Middle English applied to both men and women.

Irish: translation into English of Gaelic fionn ‘fair’ which Woulfe describes as a ‘descriptive epithet that supplanted the real surname’ or a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac F(h)inn a variant of Mag Fhinn (see McGinn).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Farr, Fail, Hain, Cain, Hair, Fait, Faix, Mair, Fain, Nair

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26K	Military Records
8K	Immigration Records
95K	Census and Voter Lists
294K	Member Trees

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Where is the Fair family from?

You can see how Fair families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fair family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fair families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 310 Fair families living in Ontario. This was about 67% of all the recorded Fair's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Fair families in 1911.

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What did your Fair ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Fair. 48% of Fair men worked as a Farmer and 20% of Fair women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fair were Engineer and Income.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

48%

Labourer

11%

Laborer

Engineer

Teacher

20%

Housekeeper

18%

Farmer

15%

Income

10%

What Fair family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 95K census records available for the last name Fair. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fair census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 8K immigration records available for the last name Fair. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 26K military records available for the last name Fair. For the veterans among your Fair ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fair lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Fair life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fair in 1941 was 32, and 71 in 2004.

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Fair Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Fair family from?

What did your Fair ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

48%

Labourer

11%

Laborer

Engineer

Teacher

20%

Housekeeper

18%

Farmer

15%

Income

10%

What Fair family records will you find?

What is the average Fair lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Fair life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fair in 1941 was 32, and 71 in 2004.

Fair Family History

Fair Surname Meaning

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Fair Surname Meaning

551,000 record(s) for Fair

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Where is the Fair family from?

What did your Fair ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Fair family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Fair family history

What is the average Fair lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Fair family tree

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