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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 5,342nd 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
Faircloth Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

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

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

Contemporary Notables of the name Faircloth (post 1700) +
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