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Faircloth History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Faircloth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Faircloth family

The surname Faircloth was first found in Lancashire, where Simon de ffairclogh (note the double "f" and the lower case last name) was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332. The name literally means 'dweller in the fair hollow' from the Middle English (clo(u)gh). 1

Unfortunately, from this early reference, we must move the 16th century to find the next. "Fairclough has long been, and is still a Liverpool name. Thomas Fayerclough was mayor of Liverpool in 1544. There was a gentle family of Fairclough of Fairclough Hall, Herts, in the 17th century." 2 William Fayercliffe and Robert Fayredought were both listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1568. Later, John Fayercloth was also listed in Suffolk in 1629. 1

The Wills at Chester listed John Fairelough of Upholland in 1583. 3

Interestingly, the Featley variant arose from Daniel Fairclough (1582-1645) who changed his name for unknown reasons and was the progenitor of that branch of the family. 4

Early History of the Faircloth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Faircloth research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1582, 1594, 1605, 1621, 1625, 1645, 1662, 1666, 1677, 1682, 1691 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Faircloth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Faircloth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fairclough, Faircloth, Faircliff, Faircluff and many more.

Early Notables of the Faircloth family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Samuel Fairclough (1594-1677), an English nonconformist divine from Haverhill, Suffolk. He was the youngest of the four sons of Lawrence Fairclough, vicar of Haverhill, by his wife Mary, daughter of John Cole of that town. His second son, Samuel Fairclough...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Faircloth Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Faircloth Ranking

In the United States, the name Faircloth is the 5,342^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5

Faircloth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Faircloth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Faircloth, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1868
F. N. Faircloth, aged 52, who immigrated to America, in 1893
Frederick M. Faircloth, aged 58, who landed in America, in 1896

Faircloth Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Lucy Faircloth, aged 28, who settled in America from Kent, England, in 1907
Alfred Geo. Faircloth, aged 24, who settled in America from Sidcup, England, in 1910
Alfred George Faircloth, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1914
Bertha Faircloth, aged 62, who landed in America from Sidcup, England, in 1920
R. K. Faircloth, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Faircloth migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Faircloth Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mycom Faircloth, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1849 6

Faircloth migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7

Faircloth Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Sarah Faircloth, who settled in Barbados in 1717

Contemporary Notables of the name Faircloth (post 1700) +

Larry Victor Faircloth (1948-2023), American politician from the state of West Virginia
Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth (1928-2023), American politician and farmer, United States Senator from North Carolina (1993-1999)
Jean Marie Faircloth (1898-2000), birth name of Jean Marie Faircloth MacArthur, the second wife of U.S. Army General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
Arthur Terman "Art" Faircloth (1921-2010), American football player who played two seasons with the New York Giants (1947-1948)
Earl Faircloth (1920-1995), American politician and lawyer, Attorney General of Florida (1965-1971)
Sean Faircloth (b. 1960), American writer and politician, Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 17th / 117th district (2002-2008), Member of the Maine Senate from the 9th district (1994-1996)
Jimmy Ray Faircloth Jr., (b. 1964), American attorney, executive counsel to former Republican Governor Bobby Jindal
Francis Marion "Frank" Faircloth (1820-1900), American naval officer who served in the Union Navy during the Civil War
Joseph A. "John" Faircloth, American politician, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 61st district (2011-)
Wayne Faircloth (b. 1953), American insurance agent and politician, Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 23rd district (2015-)
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Constance.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies