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There are approximately 300 people named Fail in the UK. That makes it the 12,987th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Fail.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Fahl
Failla
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Faella
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Faila
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Failie
Failghe
Failah
Faild
Failia
Faelz
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The Fail surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FAIL. A corruption of the Gaelic MacPhail.

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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