| Phares History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Etymology of PharesWhat does the name Phares mean? The Phares surname is derived from the Middle English word "fair," or "fayr," from the Old English "fæger;" meaning "handsome," "beautiful," or "fair." As such, the name is generally considered to have originally been a nickname, although it was in occasional use as a personal name for both men and women. Early Origins of the Phares familyThe surname Phares was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Phares familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Phares research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1234, 1333, 1446, 1612, 1619, 1648 and 1682 are included under the topic Early Phares History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Phares Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fair, Faire, Faires, Fayer, Fayers, Fairs, Fare, Phair, Phaire, Phayre, Phares and many more. Early Notables of the Phares familyRobert Phayre or Phaire (1619-1682), regicide, possibly a son of Emmanuel Phaire, who in 1612 became rector of Kilshannig, co. Cork. In February 1648 he held a command as lieutenant-colonel in... Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Phares Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Phares Rankingthe United States, the name Phares is the 10,176th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Phares migration to the United States | + |
Phares Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Lydia Phares, who landed in Maryland in 1658 2
Phares Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Phares Jr. settled in Cincinnati in 1825
- Julia Phares, who settled in Kansas in 1870
| Contemporary Notables of the name Phares (post 1700) | + |
- Greg Donald Phares (b. 1956), American police officer, sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- William M. Phares, American politician, Postmaster at Leadsville, Virginia, 1842-47, 1851-55, 1862-83 3
- William Forest Phares (b. 1886), American Republican politician, Member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1914-26; Missouri Republican State Chair, 1924-26, 1948 4
- Robert A. Phares, American politician, Mayor of North Platte, Nebraska, 1970 4
- Johnson W. Phares, American politician, Postmaster at Leadsville, Virginia, 1855-62 4
- Jesse Franklin Phares, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Randolph County, 1865-66 4
- Jesse Phares, American politician, Postmaster at Leadsville, Virginia, 1839-42 4
- George Phares, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Randolph County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975 4
- Dewey P. Phares, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952 4
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- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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