English:: habitational name from Fair Banks in Derbyshire or any of various other minor places so called. variant of Fairbank with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.
Where is the Fairbanks family from?
You can see how Fairbanks families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fairbanks family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fairbanks families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 133 Fairbanks families living in Staffordshire. This was about 38% of all the recorded Fairbanks's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Fairbanks families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Fairbanks surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Fairbanks ancestors do for a living?
In 1939, Agricultural Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Fairbanks. 12% of Fairbanks men worked as an Agricultural Labourer and 72% of Fairbanks women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fairbanks were Police Constable and Private Means. .
Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fairbanks life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fairbanks in 1944 was 35, and 76 in 2004.