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Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

words for fair or beautiful and the word child. Originally a given name, early records of its use as a surname are found in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

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Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

List of persons with the surname

Fairchild family The Fairchild family has long roots in New England, United States. They descend from Thomas Fairchild who came from England in 1639 and settled in Stratford, Connecticut, a part of the fledgling New Haven Colony. Genealogy Among the notable mem ...

, descendants of Thomas Fairchild (1610–1670), son of William Fairchild (b.1577 in Essex England)

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Alexa Fairchild Alexa Fairchild (born 23 November 1994, New York City, New York) is a Belgian equestrian athlete and fashion designer. Fairchild started riding at a young age and competed in the youth dressage classes, including the European Youth Championships ...

(born 1994), Belgian equestrian athlete * Amy Fairchild, American historian

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Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel singer, who is best known for her hit 1973 country song " The Teddy Bear Song" and other country hits. Biography Early life and beginnings in Nashville She was born in ...

, American country and gospel singer/songwriter * Benjamin L. Fairchild (1863–1946), New York State Republican congressman

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* Cassius Fairchild (1829–1868), Wisconsin Democratic Party Leader and Union Army colonel, U.S. Civil War *

Charles S. Fairchild Charles Stebbins Fairchild (April 30, 1842 – November 24, 1924) was an American businessman and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1887 to 1889 and Attorney General of New York from 1876 to 1877. He was a not ...

(1842–1924), New York State Attorney General, 38th United States Secretary of Treasury

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David Fairchild David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 – August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United State ...

(1869–1954), industrial botanist, plant explorer, son-in-law of Alexander Graham Bell * David Fairchild (California politician) (1791–1866)

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Edward Henry Fairchild Edward Henry Fairchild (1815–1889) was an American educator and abolitionist. He served as principal of Oberlin Academy and as president of Berea College. Early years Fairchild was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. His father was Grandison Fa ...

(1815–1889), abolishionist educator, first President of Berea College * Edward T. Fairchild (Wisconsin associate justice) (1872–1965), jurist, Wisconsin Supreme Court * Edward Thomson Fairchild (1854–1917), New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (U. of New Hampshire) president * Edwin C. Fairchild (1874–1955), British socialist activist

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Frank Wesbrook Frank Fairchild Wesbrook (July 12, 1868 – October 20, 1918) was a Canadian physician, bacteriologist, academic, and University president. He was the first president of the University of British Columbia. Biography Born in Oakland, Ontario, ...

(1868–1918), first University of British Columbia president *

Fred Rogers Fairchild Fred Rogers Fairchild (August 5, 1877 – April 13, 1966) was an American economist and educator. Fairchild was born in Crete, Nebraska. His father was Arthur Babbitt Fairchild, a descendant of Thomas Fairchild, who settled in New England in 16 ...

(1877–1966), American educator and economist

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* George Thompson Fairchild (1838–1901), college educator, president of Michigan State University and Kansas State University *

George Winthrop Fairchild George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican U.S. Representative from New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, best known as the chairman from 1915 to 1924 of the Computi ...

(1854–1924), American politician, and co-founder of IBM * Graham Fairchild (1906–1994), entomologist, grandson of Alexander Graham Bell

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Henry Pratt Fairchild Henry Pratt Fairchild (August 18, 1880 – October 2, 1956) was a distinguished American sociologist who was actively involved in many of the controversial issues of his time. He wrote about race relations, abortion and contraception, and immig ...

(1880–1956), American sociologist, co-founder of Planned Parenthood * Herman LeRoy Fairchild (1850–1943), American geologist and college educator, early proponent of theorizing meteorite impact * Hiram Orlando Fairchild (1845–1925), speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

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* James Fairchild (1817–1902), president of Oberlin College * Jim Fairchild American singer/songwriter guitarist, Band member of Modest Mouse *

Jairus C. Fairchild Jairus Cassius Fairchild (December 27, 1801 – July 18, 1862) was an American Democratic politician and a businessman. He was the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin and the first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He was the father of Wisconsin's tent ...

(1801–1862), first Wisconsin State Treasurer, and first mayor of Madison, Wisconsin *

John Fairchild John Russell Fairchild (born April 28, 1943) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Encinitas, California, Fairchild played high school basketball at San Dieguito High School (class of 1961) and college basketball at Brigham Young Univ ...

, American basketball player

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* Karen Fairchild, singer in American Country band,

Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbro ...

Kelly Fairchild Kelly G. Fairchild (born April 9, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche between 1996 and 2002. The rest of his career, which lasted f ...

, American ice hockey player

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* LeRoy Fairchild, founded the Masonic order, the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm in 1889 *

Lucius Fairchild Lucius Fairchild (December 27, 1831May 23, 1896) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and represented the United States as Minister to Spain under presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and Ja ...

(1831–1896), Civil War Brigadier General, three-term Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. Minister to Spain, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic *

Lydia Fairchild Lydia Fairchild (born 1976) is an American woman who exhibits chimera (genetics), chimerism, having two distinct populations of DNA among the cells of her body. She was pregnant with her third child when she and the father of her children, Jamie ...

, one of only 30 known worldwide cases of chimerism

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* Megan Fairchild, American ballet dancer *

Morgan Fairchild Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since. Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera ''Search for T ...

, American actress *

Muir S. Fairchild General (United States), General Muir Stephen Fairchild (September 2, 1894 – March 17, 1950) was a United States Air Force officer and the service's second Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff. Early service ...

(1894–1950), Four-star General, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

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Robert Fairchild Robert Fairchild (born June 9, 1987) is an American dancer and actor. He is best known for originating the role Jerry Mulligan in the musical ''An American in Paris'', and as Munkustrap in the 2019 film ''Cats''. He was a principal dancer at the ...

, American ballet dancer

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Sherman Fairchild Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor. He founded over 70 companies, including Fairchild Aircraft (Fairchild Aviation Corporation), Fairchild Industries, and Fairchild Camera and Inst ...

(1896–1971), industrialist inventor, founder of Fairchild Aviation, Fairchild-Strato, Fairchild-Hiller, Fairchild Recording, and Fairchild Camera and Instrument *

Stuart Fairchild Stuart Alexander Fairchild (born March 17, 1996) is a Taiwanese-American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Wake Forest University. Fairchild was drafted by the ...

(born 1996), American baseball player

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* Thomas E. Fairchild (1912–2007), Wisconsin Attorney General, appointed to Wisconsin Supreme Court and U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Characters

* Miss Fairchild : From 'Hearts and Hands' by O. Henry * Caitlin Fairchild : From Prime Earth, DC Comics * Nikki Fairchild : From the Stark trilogy by J Kenner * Fairchild family : From Shadowhunters (Netflix show)

References

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