Fairlie (surname)

Fairlie
Fairlie
	Arms of Alexander Fairlie of Braid (1599 CE).
Current region	Scotland, Canada
Etymology	Irish; ; Gaelic; Old Scots; Brythonic; Old English;
Founded	Prior to 1296
Current head	None, armigerous
Final head	Alexander Fairlie of Fairlie, d. 1803 (Langlands, Ayrshire)
Historic seat	Braid Castle, Midlothian ; ; Fairlie Castle; Fairlie, Ayrshire;
Titles	Laird of Braid ; ; Baron Fairlie; Laird of Fairlie; Fairlie-Cuninghame Baronet;
Style(s)	Fairlie of Braid ; ; Fairlie of Fairlie; Fairlie of that Ilk;
Connected families	List of surnames Knox ; Lundy/Lundin ; Dalmahoy ; Hog ; Wemyss ; Stewart ; Bruce ; Cunningham ;
Distinctions	William of Fairlie was a charter beneficiary of King Robert I of Scotland (1306)
Motto	Paratus sum; (I am ready)
Cadet branches	Fairlie of Bruntsfield
Website	https://fairlie.name

Fairlie is a Scottish surname, deriving from the village of Fairlie in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Alternative forms of the surname are Fairley, Fairly, Fairle, Ffairlie, Ferly, Fferle, among other similar variations.