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FAIRMAN

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There are approximately 1,517 people named Fairman in the UK. That makes it the 5,491th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 24 are named Fairman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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The Fairman surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FAIRMAN. . A huckster, or attender at fairs. 2. (A-Sax. faran, to go). A messenger. The H.E. present the variations Faremau, Feirman, Fayrman.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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