Fairebrother History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Fairebrother is a name whose history dates far back into the mists of early British times to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes. It is a name for a person who was referred to as the fair brother. The surname was originally derived from the relationship between two brothers and referred to the brother of a fair person or the better-looking of a pair of brothers. The surname Fairebrother comes from an ancient Anglo-Saxon word faerbeorht which described a brother-in-law to a famous knight or nobleman. In Scotland, "father-brother" is a phrase to designate an uncle. 1

Early Origins of the Fairebrother family

The surname Fairebrother was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the Fairebrother family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fairebrother research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1524 and 1834 are included under the topic Early Fairebrother History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fairebrother Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Fairebrother has been recorded under many different variations, including Fairbrother, Farbrother, Farebrother, Fairbrodder, Farbrodder and many more.

Early Notables of the Fairebrother family

More information is included under the topic Early Fairebrother Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Fairebrother family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Fairebrother or a variant listed above: Susannah Farebrother, who arrived in Boston in 1635; Nath. Fairbrother, who settled in Virginia in 1638; Betsey Fairbrother, who settled in Baltimore in 1830.

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.