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Fairbairn

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Fairbairn is a surname of Scottish origin which means "a handsome child." Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrew Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
  • Bill Fairbairn (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bruce Fairbairn (1949–1999), Canadian musician, songwriter and producer
  • Carolyn Fairbairn, British business and television executive
  • Charles Fairbairn, Canadian politician, member for Victoria South (1890–1896)
  • David Fairbairn (politician) (1917–1994), Australian politician and cabinet minister
  • David Fairbairn (artist) (born 1949), Australian painter and printmaker
  • Douglas Fairbairn, co-developer of the Xerox NoteTaker, one of the first portable computers
  • George Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
  • Ian Fairbairn (rower) (1896–1968), British financier and rower
  • Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, English folk musician
  • Irene Fairbairn (1899–1974), Australian Girl Guides’ leader
  • Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford, British athlete who competed in 1908 Olympics. (800m & 1500m)
  • James Fairbairn (1897–1940), Australian politician, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, killed in the Canberra air disaster, 1940
  • John Fairbairn (disambiguation), several people
  • Joyce Fairbairn (1939–2022), Canadian senator and cabinet minister
  • Kaʻimi Fairbairn (born 1994), American football player
  • Nicholas Fairbairn (1933–1995), British politician
  • Patrick Fairbairn (1805–1874), Scottish theologian
  • Peter Fairbairn (1799–1861), Scottish engineer
  • Rhea Fairbairn (1890–1953), Canadian amateur tennis player
  • Richard Robert Fairbairn (1867–1941), British politician
  • Robert Fairbairn (1910–1988), Scottish banker and cricketer
  • Robert Edis Fairbairn (1879–1953), Canadian pacifist
  • Ronald Fairbairn (William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, 1889–1964), British psychoanalyst, father of Nicholas Fairbairn
  • Steve Fairbairn (1862–1938), Australian-born rowing coach active in Cambridge and London
  • Sydney Fairbairn MC (1892–1943), English cricketer and British Army officer
  • Thomas Fairbairn, 2nd Baronet (1823–1891), English industrialist and art collector
  • Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (politician) (1840–1874), Canadian politician
  • Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn (1840-1874), Canadian lawyer and politician
  • William Fairbairn (Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789–1874), Scottish engineer
  • William E. Fairbairn (1885–1960), British soldier, police officer, and WWII commando trainer

References

References

  1. (1862). "The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names.". J. Munsell.
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