Fairfax

English

Etymology

English surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), "beautiful tresses."

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fairfax

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
    • 2019 February 8, Dan Merica, “Key supporters tell Justin Fairfax to step down after 2nd sexual assault allegation”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.
  2. The title of a Scottish peerage.
  3. Any of several place names, including:
    1. An independent city, the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
    2. A town in Marin County, California, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairfax is the 18622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1478 individuals. Fairfax is most common among White (51.42%) and Black/African-American (42.29%) individuals.
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