Last Name FAIRBURN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Fairburn, a village near Ledsham, Leeds. Not to be confounded with Fairbairn, although both must be considered mixed, especially as the two surnames arose in the same county.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 30,161 (2000 US census) 47,501 (1990 US census)
Count 733 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.86%, or 710 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.68%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.23%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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