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