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Where is the Fairchild family from?
You can see how Fairchild families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fairchild family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fairchild families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 114 Fairchild families living in New York. This was about 31% of all the recorded Fairchild's in USA. New York had the highest population of Fairchild families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Fairchild surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Fairchild ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Fairchild. 18% of Fairchild men worked as a Farmer and 9% of Fairchild women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fairchild were Truck Driver and Secretary. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Fairchild life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Fairchild in 1943 was 30, and 75 in 2004.