Cognomen Fairhurst (Fairhurst 
) , around the globe, is quite a common family name. The surname Fairhurst is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
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| Fairhurst | United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, United States, Canada |
| hannah mary fairhurst (1850-1918) (b. 1850) |
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| alfred fairhurst (b. 1843) |
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| harry s. fairhurst British architect (1868-1945), GB (b. 1868) |
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| enoch fairhurst (b. 1874) |
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| frank fairhurst British politician (1892-1953), GB (b. 1892) |
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| horace fairhurst English footballer (1893-1921), GB (b. 1893) |
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| philip garland fairhurst British architect (1900–87), GB (b. 1900) |
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| billy fairhurst English footballer (1902-1979), GB (b. 1902) |
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| william fairhurst British chess player and bridge designer (1903-1982), GB (b. 1903) |
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| david fairhurst English footballer (1906-1972), GB (b. 1906) |
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| dick fairhurst English footballer (born 1911), GB (b. 1911) |
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| francis noel st. john fairhurst (1915-1976) (b. 1915) |
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| denis irving fairhurst (1918-2004) (b. 1918) |
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| margaret alice fairhurst (1920-2003) (b. 1920) |
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| harry m. fairhurst British architect and President of Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (1925-2011), GB (b. 1925) |
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