Surname

Fairclough

“fair, beautiful”

Fairclough is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Fairclough goes back to Middle English fayr, meaning “fair, beautiful.”

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Where it comes from

Fairclough comes from Middle English.

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How it developed

From Middle English fayr (“fair, beautiful”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fairclough’s family of names

In English usage, Fairclough as a surname has a related form in FAIRCLOTH. In English usage, Fairclough as a surname has a related form in FAIRCLOTH.

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