Fairhead

English

Etymology

Probably a nickname, from fair +‎ head.

Proper noun

Fairhead (plural Fairheads)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fairhead is the 7332^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 894 individuals.

Further reading

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