Faircloth Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

People called Faircloth share their surname's story with Fairclough, of which it is a variant. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “fair ravine”.

• The same family of names includes Fairclugh.
• Records show Faircloth as one of the forms Fairclough took over time.
• The 2010 census count for Faircloth in the United States was 8,954, good for rank 3,971. That puts it among the top 5,000 US surnames.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Arms associated with the name

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