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Fairlie


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Origin Of The Surname Fairlie

Meaning Of The Surname Fairlie

From the Fair Field

Interesting Facts About Fairlie

Fairlie is a locational surname originating from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. . Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The town name is thought to originate from the English fair combined with the Old English word ‘leah’ to mean ‘the fair field’.

Fairlie Statistics

Fairlie is the number 1664 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,314 share the surname Fairlie in the UK.

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