Fairbourn

Fairbourn Meaning & Origin

About Fairbourn
The surname Fairbourn is of English origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "fair," meaning beautiful or fair, and "bourn," meaning a small stream or brook. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Fairbourn can be interpreted as "beautiful stream" or "fair brook." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a particularly attractive or fair-flowing stream or brook.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Fairbourn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Fairbourn: 292
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 67,519
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Fairbourn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRPRN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F061065
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 R B W ER2 N
🌐 IPA
/fairbourn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRPRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fairbourn in Braille

Here's how to represent Fairbourn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Fairbourn in braille

How to sign the name Fairbourn using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Fairbourn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fairbourn in sign language

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