Fairey

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Essex, from Old English fearh (“piglet”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛəɹi/
• Homophone: fairy

Proper noun

Fairey (plural Faireys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Fairey-Youngman flap

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairey is the 42455^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 511 individuals. Fairey is most common among White (78.28%) and Black/African American (19.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fairey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.

Anagrams

• aerify, faiery