'''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 player *David Fairhurst (1906–1972), English football player *Dick Fairhurst (1911–?), English football player *Ed Fairhurst (born 1979), Canadian rugby player *Fiona Fairhurst, English textile designer; 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 (1957–2021), American lawyer *Sue Fairhurst (born 1974), English-born Australian softball player *Susan Sutherland Isaacs (née Fairhurst; 1885–1948), British psychologist *Theodore Fairhurst (born 1947), Canadian artist, entrepreneur and mountain climber *Waide Fairhurst (born 1989), English footballer *William Fairhurst (?–2018), British and New Zealand chess master and bridge designer
==Company== *Fairhurst (company), a British engineering consultancy
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