as a Last Name
- 13,371
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Fairchild
Meaning & Origins
Southern English: nickname from Middle English fair child ‘handsome child’ or ‘handsome youth of noble birth’ (see Child).
| 2,343rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Fair, Fairbanks, Faircloth, Fairley, Fairfield, Fairman, Fairweather, Fairfax, Fairbairn, Fairbrother
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,371
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Idaho
- has the most people named Fairchild per capita
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