Gair is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gair
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gair

How popular is Gair?

Gair is common in England.

Gair is ranked 102634 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gairs plummeted by 6.967985 per cent to 494 since 2000 and slipped by 4599 spots and ranked at 43651. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.26 87.38
Black 9.51 8.47
Hispanic or Latino 1.62 1.32
Gair is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 4058 people have been found who wears Gair as their family name. Gair is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
184,212 France3
90,215 Germany3
3,791 Namibia2
28,232 Morocco2
18,718 Thailand2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
25,746 Finland1
2,196 Liberia1
11,486 Estonia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
492,292 Ukraine1
16,640 Hong Kong1
31,207 Ireland1
49,529 Israel1
4,942 Libya1
56,169 Mexico1
5,916 Mozambique1
118,015 Netherlands1
66,560 Philippines1
81,201 Switzerland1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,175 Singapore41
84,957 Spain15
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
103,924 Indonesia76
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Gair:
40,700 United States682
12,297 South Africa511
8,439 Canada481
8,215 Australia345
2,589 Scotland263
106,623 India195
60,164 Brazil159
6,646 New Zealand111
Countries with thousands of Gair:
6,503 England1,076
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 23 years old gentleman R.C. Gair who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on February 27, 1847 by Adam Carr put out from Glasgow.

Gair Namesakes

  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist
  • Charles Gairdner, Former Governor of Western Australia
  • Bill Gairdner, Olympic athlete
  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist
  • Charles Gairdner, Former Governor of Western Australia
  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist
  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist
  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist
  • Charles Gairdner, Former Governor of Western Australia
  • Joanne Gair, Make-up artist

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