The fairhurst Surname
fairhurst Name Meaning and History
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a hamlet near Parbold,
not far from Wigan, so named from Old English fæger
‘beautiful’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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