The Fairchilde Last Name

Anyone researching Fairchilde should also look under Fairchild. The name is usually explained as “Beautiful child”.

Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The extra “e” in Fairchilde is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

Arms linked to Fairchild and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Fairchilde family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.