The Faircloth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,954 people carried this name — #3,971 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,665 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Faircloth surname

Variant of Fairclough.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Faircloth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of the fair clough’.

His entry covers Fairclough and Faircloth.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 280 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 Faircloth families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 116 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 19
New York 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 239 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Faircloth in American newspapers,
1914.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Faircloth
The Topeka State Journal 1914-06-12
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Faircloth
The Topeka State Journal 1914-09-28
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Faircloth
The Topeka State Journal 1914-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,145 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Faircloth in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

2,078 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faircloth. The most, 330, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,637
New South Wales 350
Victoria 53
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 8
South Australia 7
Western Australia 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Faircloth.

Who carried it

People named Faircloth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William T. Faircloth
    William T. Faircloth 1829–1900 · lawyer
  • Earl Faircloth
    Earl Faircloth 1920–1995 · lawyer
  • Art Faircloth
    Art Faircloth 1921–2010 · American football player
  • Lauch Faircloth
    Lauch Faircloth 1928–2023 · politician
  • Ralph Faircloth 1460–
  • Cyrus Mills Faircloth 1876–1950 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Faircloth,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States429 records

429 records of the Faircloth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 296
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arthur Craig Faircloth

    Born 1939; from Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. Army, cargo helicopter pilot; died in an accident 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James M. Faircloth

    Born 1917 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Dallas; stenographer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1999, buried at Chandler Memorial Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Faircloth

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Empire State from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 429 records for Faircloth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia60 records

60 records of the Faircloth name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 43
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Faircloth

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Dunvegan Castle, arriving 1832; certificate of freedom 1843.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Faircloth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Pondicherry, aged 34; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alan Derrick Faircloth

    Welding technical manager of Cape Woolamai, Victoria; died 1999.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Faircloth in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Faircloth name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record O. Faircloth

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Faircloth

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Faircloth

    King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Faircloth in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Faircloth name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Thomas Faircloth

    Died 1945; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Sydney Faircloth

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Faircloth in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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