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Where is the Fairs family from?
You can see how Fairs families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fairs family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fairs families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Fairs family living in Alabama. This was about 33% of all the recorded Fairs's in USA. Alabama and 2 other states had the highest population of Fairs families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Fairs surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Fairs. 47% of Fairs men worked as a Laborer and 43% of Fairs women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fairs were Machine Operator and Seamstress. .
Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Fairs life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fairs in 1966 was 73, and 87 in 2003.