Fairburn

English

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + burna (“stream”).

Proper noun

Fairburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fairburns)

1. A surname.
2. A place name:
   1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4727).
   2. A city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States.
   3. A town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Seneca, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States.
   5. A hamlet east of Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairburn is the 32268^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 714 individuals. Fairburn is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.