Surname Fairfax (Fairfax 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Fairfax is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, where it is a rare surname, and the United States. Much less frequently, Fairfax is the forename as well as the last name.
| guy fairfax English judge (b. 1401) |
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| sir nicholas fairfax English politician (b. 1499) |
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thomas fairfax, 1st lord fairfax of cameron English politician, GB (b. 1560) |
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| sir thomas fairfax (1521-1599) (b. 1521) |
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edward fairfax English translator (b. 1580) |
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ferdinando fairfax, 2nd baron fairfax of cameron English politician and general (1584-1648), GB (b. 1584) |
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william fairfax Officer in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War. (b. 1609) |
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anne fairfax (1617/18–1665), noblewoman, NL (b. 1610) |
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thomas fairfax Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671), GB (b. 1612) |
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| charles fairfax English soldier (b. 1567) |
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william fairfax, 3rd viscount fairfax of emley (1620-1648) (b. 1620) |
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john fairfax English minister (b. 1623) |
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| thomas fairfax, 1st viscount fairfax English landowner and politician (b. 1575) |
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brian fairfax English politician (1633–1711) (b. 1633) |
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| henry fairfax English academic (b. 1588) |
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