Fairhurst
Fairhurst is an English habitational surname, and may refer to a now vanished hamlet near Parbold in Lancashire. The name is derived from Old English fæger (meaning beautiful) with hyrst (wooded hill).
People
- Angus Fairhurst (1966–2008), English artist working in installation, photography and video
- Billy Fairhurst (1902–1979), English football left back
- David Fairhurst (1906–1972), Newcastle United and England footballer
- Dick Fairhurst (1911–?) was an English professional association footballer who played as a full back
- Ed Fairhurst (born 1979), Canadian rugby player
- Fiona Fairhurst, English textile designer; the inventor of the Speedo Fastskin swimsuit
- Frank Fairhurst (1892–1953), English politician
- Harry S. Fairhurst (1868–1945), British architect
- Horace Fairhurst (1893–1921), English footballer
- Liam Fairhurst (1995–2009), British Charity fundraiser
- Mary Fairhurst (born 1957), American lawyer
- Sue Fairhurst (born 1974), English born, Australian softball player
- Susan Sutherland Isaacs (née Fairhurst; 1885–1948), a British psychologist
- Theodore Frederic Fairhurst (born 1947), Canadian artist, entrepreneur and mountain climber
- Waide Fairhurst (born 1989), English footballer
- William Fairhurst (2008–2018), British and New Zealand chess master and bridge designer
Company
- Fairhurst, a British engineering consultancy
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gollark: For protein folding I *think* you might have to just refold the protein yourself?
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gollark: Er, verify.
gollark: The "useful" algorithms tend to be harder to test.
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