The fairlie Surname
fairlie Name Meaning and History
- Scottish: habitational name from any of several places in Scotland so called (see Fairley).
- Possibly also an Americanized spelling of South German Fährle, Värli, a metonymic occupational name for a hog farmer, from a diminutive of Middle High German varch ‘pig’, ‘piglet’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 20 - Messages: 47
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Fairlie Ancestors in Stirling, Scotland |
 gckmurphy
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| I need to Know my ancestry family. |
rfairlie171
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| Robert F. Fairlie | Dawn Fairlie | 2 |
| want to find out more |
rfairlie_1
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| who am i |
jarmara32
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| scotish ancestors | chester fairlie | 12 |
| mee too! | ricky | 2 |
| Fairlie |
mustangsally126
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| Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie of Candor, N.Y., died Jan. 26, 2007 |
I_Volunteer
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| Fairlie/Jones family. | Alan Fairlie | 0 |
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