Adair Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 3
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 15
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 34
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Adair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Adair family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 12
Female Servant 4
Brace Maker 4
Apprentice 2
Smith 2
Tailor 2
Shoe Maker 2
Draper 2
Lodging House Keeper 1
Plumber 1
Hair Dresser 1
Assistant 1
Brush Seller 1
Joiner 1
Male Servant 1
Laborer 1
Boot Maker 1
Boot Maker Apprentice 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Adair

Name Census Frequency
Mary Adair 164
John Adair 163
William Adair 140
James Adair 132
Robert Adair 98
Elizabeth Adair 85
George Adair 79
Margaret Adair 79
Jane Adair 67
Thomas Adair 61
Sarah Adair 60
Annie Adair 49
Henry Adair 42
Joseph Adair 42
Charles Adair 38
Eliza Adair 32
Hugh Adair 32
Isabella Adair 29
Alexander Adair 26
Samuel Adair 25
Alice Adair 23
Ann Adair 23
David Adair 23
Ellen Adair 23
Peter Adair 20

Adair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 40% 16,821
2 Dore 20% 11,916
3 Dare 40% 10,751
4 Deer 40% 3,890
5 Adair 100% 2,426
6 Deere 20% 1,349
7 Deare 20% 1,254
8 Door 40% 1,080
9 Doar 40% 1,066
10 Doore 20% 778
11 Doree 0% 583
12 Dier 40% 520
13 Doer 40% 342
14 Dure 20% 334
15 Daire 60% 285
16 Dora 20% 251
17 Duro 20% 246
18 Durie 20% 242
19 Deire 40% 236
20 Eader 40% 221
21 Eder 40% 212
22 Dair 80% 211
23 Daur 60% 199
24 Duroe 0% 167
25 Duer 40% 163
26 Adare 60% 154
27 Audoire 57% 119
28 Dire 40% 113
29 Daer 60% 109
30 Ader 60% 108
31 Darie 40% 106
32 Dere 20% 106
33 Daere 40% 102

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The surname Adair is the 5th most popular variant of Dear.

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