Find out how popular the last name Faires is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Faires.

Faires, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Faires surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Faires in America

Faires is the 26598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Faires surname appeared 916 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Faires.

We can also compare 2010 data for Faires to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Faires

The surname Faires originated in Scotland, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "feire," meaning "fair" or "market." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with people who lived near a marketplace or were involved in trade at local fairs.

One of the earliest known references to the name Faires can be found in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from the year 1296, where a person named William Faires is mentioned. This record provides evidence that the name was already in use during the medieval period.

In the 15th century, the surname Faires appeared in various Scottish records, including the Ragman Rolls, a collection of historical documents from the reign of King Edward I of England. One notable individual from this time was John Faires, who was born in Aberdeenshire around 1420 and served as a merchant and landowner.

During the 16th century, the name Faires began to spread beyond Scotland, with some families settling in England and Ireland. In the late 1500s, a man named Robert Faires was recorded as a resident of County Antrim, Ireland, where he owned a substantial amount of land.

As the centuries progressed, the Faires surname continued to be present in various parts of the United Kingdom. In the 18th century, a prominent figure was Sir James Faires, born in 1745 in Edinburgh, who became a successful politician and served as a member of the British Parliament.

Another notable individual was William Faires, born in 1798 in Glasgow, who was a renowned architect and designed several notable buildings in Scotland, including the Glasgow City Chambers and the Paisley Town Hall.

The Faires surname has also been found in other parts of the world, particularly in North America, where many Scottish and Irish immigrants settled in the 17th and 18th centuries. One example is John Faires, born in 1810 in Pennsylvania, who became a respected farmer and landowner in the state.

While the spelling "Faires" is the most common form of the surname, variations such as "Fairs" and "Fairis" have also been recorded throughout history. Additionally, the name may have been associated with certain place names, such as Fairhill or Fairholme, which could have influenced its development and spelling over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Faires

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Faires.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Faires was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Faires has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Faires was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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