Fairburn: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Fairbairn could easily become Fairburn. Read literally, Fairburn points to “Fair child”.

• Related forms: Fairbairne.
• Records show Fairburn as one of the forms Fairbairn took over time.
• The 2010 US Census counted 714 people named Fairburn, ranking it number 32,268 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Fairbairn surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Fairburn report, with a museum-style coat of arms.