Fairless is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fairless
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Fairless

How popular is Fairless?

Fairless is ranked 167159 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fairlesses plummeted by 0.390117 per cent to 766 since 2000 and slipped by 1437 spots and ranked at 30477. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.64 93.76
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.87 1.56
Hispanic or Latino 2.61 1.82
Others 2.35 2.47
Fairless 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 2185 people have been found who wears Fairless as their family name. Fairless is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
9,097 Wales3
50,640 Switzerland2
65,594 Belgium2
2,211 Brunei1
10,190 Bahrain1
172,258 Germany1
19,533 Uruguay1
21,562 Portugal1
277,603 France1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
17,575 Kuwait1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
20,172 Hungary1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
Countries with hundreds of Fairless:
30,183 United States982
9,933 England645
13,353 Australia204
6,410 New Zealand116
43,624 South Africa110
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 28 years old immigrant Ann Fairless who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 5, 1849 by Earl Of Durham put out from London.

Fairless Namesakes

  • Chelsea Fairless, Fashion editor
  • In 2014, Tee Fairless played the role of James Smith in thriller film Hunter.

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