Fail is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fail
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The variant form of Fall. In the North of England the nameis frequently of Gipsy origin. See Faw - A celebrated Gipsy family or clan in Scotland. King James V. issued an edict on behalf of Johnnie Faw, "lord and erle of Little Egypt." 'Faw or fa' is a Scottish verb for "to obtain," which, considering the acquisitive habits of this wandering race, is appropriate enough

2. The De Fall of the Hundred Rolls shows a local origin.

A variant of MacPhail. The son of Paul meaning "small".

Fail is the variant form of Fall. One who came from Falkenberg meaning "falcon mountain," a city in Sweden.

Variant of Vail. Dweller in the valley.

The is a variant of Vallee. Dweller in a depression between ranges of hills or mountains.

The surname is a variation of Vale. A valley, a low ground. Johnson designates this a poetical word.

How popular is Fail?

Fail is common in United States, England, Indonesia.

Fail is ranked 158097 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fails plummeted by 36.37 per cent to 754 since 2000 and slipped by 10119 spots and ranked at 30863. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.23 85.49
Black 13.4 11.22
Others 1.86 0.93
Hispanic or Latino 1.46 1.27
Fail is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 2763 people have been found who wears Fail as their family name. Fail is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fail:
24,005 United States1,433
Countries with hundreds of Fail:
16,305 England308
66,606 Indonesia149
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
73,137 Brazil90
38,206 Argentina82
60,382 DR Congo82
9,493 New Zealand74
15,080 Hungary57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,706 Portugal47
42,409 Australia46
263,471 India46
28,888 Pakistan44
33,576 Czechia43
117,794 Germany36
30,958 Austria32
81,313 Turkey29
15,044 Scotland16
66,951 Netherlands16
69,669 Spain13
202,133 Philippines12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
447,191 Thailand9
266,777 Ukraine9
306,885 France9
54,497 Morocco9
220,704 Canada8
19,671 Wales8
69,697 Switzerland7
12,899 Northern Ireland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

26 years old farmer Christine Fail who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on October 11, 1866 by Marianne Nottebohm put out from Havre. 20 years old Mathias Fail, Babette Fail, are others that migrated to US.

Fail Namesakes

  • Noël du Fail, French jurist and writer of the Renaissance
  • Senses Fail, American post-hardcore band that

Fail Namesakes

  • Noël du Fail, French jurist and writer of the Renaissance
  • Senses Fail, American post-hardcore band that

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