Fairfield

Fairfield Meaning & Origin

About Fairfield
The surname Fairfield is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the words "fair" and "field." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name hailed from a place called Fairfield. The name likely originated from the Old English words "fæger" meaning "fair" or "beautiful," and "feld" meaning "field." Therefore, the surname Fairfield can be interpreted to mean "beautiful field" or "fair field."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Fairfield: 2,630
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 11,904
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.89

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

Ranking information for the surname Fairfield is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F061043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F EH1 R F IY2 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɛrˌfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRFLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fairfield in Braille

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

The name Fairfield in braille

How to sign the name Fairfield using Sign Language

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

The name Fairfield in sign language

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