The Fairwether Family Name

Clerks wrote Fairweather in many ways, and Fairwether is one that stuck. In origin, the name means “cheerful, sunny-tempered”. Before spelling was fixed, Fairweather was also written Fairwether. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Fayreweather.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Fairweather surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Fairwether family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.