Fairhurst

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”). === Proper noun === Fairhurst (plural Fairhursts) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairhurst is the 27556th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 874 individuals. Fairhurst is most common among White (88.22%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fairhurst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.