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

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

How popular is Playfair?

Playfair is ranked 257097 on our list.

There are about 102 people in US who wears Playfair as surname and ranked 158432 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 82.35
Black 13.73
Playfair is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Suriname. Around 1231 people have been found who wears Playfair as their family name. Playfair have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
18,035 Egypt2
82,478 South Africa2
4,231 Jamaica2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
153,416 Italy1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
52,947 Netherlands31
Countries with hundreds of Playfair:
16,926 England328
12,891 Canada297
414 Suriname213
17,168 Australia152
142,155 United States145

Playfair Namesakes

  • Nigel Playfair, Actor
  • John Playfair, Mathematician
  • William Henry Playfair, Architect
  • William Henry Playfair, Architect
  • John Playfair, Mathematician
  • Dylan Playfair, Actor
  • Jocelyn Playfair, Novelist
  • Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, Scientist
  • Jocelyn Playfair, Novelist
  • Thomas Playfair, Politician

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