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

Family Name / Last Name: Mair
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The surname Mair is the variant of the Myers. See Meyer, Meyers - German meier, a steward, bailiff, tenant of a farm, or farmer.

The Mair is form of Meyers. An overseer, or head servant; later, a farmer; derived from the Hebrew me'ir meaning "light".

Mair is the variant form of Myers. An overseer, or head servant; later, farmer.

Variation of the Lemaire. The mayor.

Form of Lemaire. French "The Mayor."

An officer attending a sheriff for executions and arrests. Perhaps another form of Mayor. Mair in Hundred Rolls.

The form of Meyers. German meier, a steward, bailiff, tenant of a farm, or farmer.

How popular is Mair?

Mair is common in Austria, Italy, Germany, Scotland, United States, England, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa.

Mair is ranked 14447 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Mair bearers increased by 2.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 2516 since 2000, the surname slipped by 635 spots and ranked at 12357. The last name was found in around 8 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.18 74.16
Black 17.17 14.86
Hispanic or Latino 4.49 2.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.9 4.24
Others 2.58 3.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.86
Mair is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Austria which signifies its Austria provenence. Around 38619 people have been found who wears Mair as their family name. Mair is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Mair:
60 Austria8,589
1,032 Italy8,178
1,652 Germany6,315
280 Scotland3,445
11,965 United States3,307
2,845 England2,773
2,126 Australia1,804
3,594 Canada1,365
Countries with hundreds of Mair:
497 Jamaica845
2,167 New Zealand364
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
6,407 Switzerland173
120,979 India162
12,981 Malaysia131
15,936 Pakistan124
41,780 South Africa104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,199 Wales71
167,850 Thailand62
111,432 Brazil52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
164,949 Russia47
6,102 Ireland38
166,012 France34
25,133 Mexico34
23,803 Sweden29
14,824 Dominican Republic23
57,169 Netherlands23
5,605 Northern Ireland22
165,269 Philippines22
50,829 Papua New Guinea21
114,515 Argentina17
16,023 Qatar16
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
39,375 Norway11
75,241 Spain11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
5,799 Sudan9
130,497 Turkey9
8,933 China8
91,312 Czechia8
488,268 Indonesia8
310,552 Nigeria8
88,377 Greece7
186,522 Iran7
25,178 Afghanistan6
37,744 Bulgaria6
47,603 Denmark6
48,838 Japan6
10,051 Panama6
18,975 Slovenia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Anne Mair from Ireland aboard the Columbus from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in USA on November 21, 1849. George Mair (4), Immigrant Mary Mair, Workman John Mair, Ann Mair, Bridget Mair, are other Mair that migrated to US.

From Germany

Jacob Mair hailed from Bavaria. 22 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Leila and arrived on February 14, 1851. 17 years old Theresa Mair, Elise Mair (36), Farmer George Mair, 9 years old Leonh. Mair, Wilhelm Mair, aged 34, Johan-Chr. Mair (34) Baker, Johann Mair (12) Baker, 4 years old Johann-Ludwig Mair, and 21 other Mair majority of whom were laborer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Antwerp.

Mair Namesakes

  • Peter Mair, Irish political scientist
  • Harold Mair, Australian politician
  • Sarah Mair, Scottish campaigner for women's education and women's suffrage
  • Colin Mair, Scottish educator
  • Armin Mair, Italian luger who competed from 1997 to 2005
  • Sigisfredo Mair, South Tyrolean luger
  • Victor H. Mair, American Sinologist and professor of Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Rafe Mair, Canadian lawyer, political commentator
  • Paulus Hector Mair, Augsburg civil servant
  • Eddie Mair, presenter on BBC radio and television
  • Charles Mair, Canadian poet and journalist
  • Alexander Mair, Australian politician and served as the Premier of New South Wales
  • Adam Mair, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Lee Mair, Scottish former footballer
  • Wolfgang Mair, Austrian footballer
  • Michael Mair, Italian former Alpine skier
  • Alan Mair, Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer
  • Jim Mair, retired professional ice hockey player

Mair Namesakes

  • Peter Mair, Irish political scientist
  • Harold Mair, Australian politician
  • Sarah Mair, Scottish campaigner for women's education and women's suffrage
  • Colin Mair, Scottish educator
  • Armin Mair, Italian luger who competed from 1997 to 2005
  • Sigisfredo Mair, South Tyrolean luger
  • Victor H. Mair, American Sinologist and professor of Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Rafe Mair, Canadian lawyer, political commentator
  • Paulus Hector Mair, Augsburg civil servant
  • Eddie Mair, presenter on BBC radio and television
  • Charles Mair, Canadian poet and journalist
  • Alexander Mair, Australian politician and served as the Premier of New South Wales
  • Adam Mair, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Lee Mair, Scottish former footballer
  • Wolfgang Mair, Austrian footballer
  • Michael Mair, Italian former Alpine skier
  • Alan Mair, Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer
  • Jim Mair, retired professional ice hockey player

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