Mair 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 5
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 17
Cornwall 4
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 5
Devon 21
Dorset 0
Durham 4
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 20
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 14
Lancashire 21
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 53
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 23
Norfolk 5
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 5
Somerset 2
Surrey 9
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 38

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

Mair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mair family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 19
Agricultural Labourer 10
Female Servant 7
Potter 5
Dress Maker 3
Tailor 2
Male Servant 2
Soldier 2
Baker 2
Labourer 2
Merchant 2
Milliner 2
Corn Loom Hand 1
Flat Man 1
Apprentice Draper 1
Minister 1
Shopman 1
Clerk 1
Coal Man 1
Officer Of H W Costumer 1
Tea Dealer 1
Beatster 1
Cooper 1
Mariner 1
Carpenter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Mair

Name Census Frequency
William Mair 293
John Mair 283
Mary Mair 270
James Mair 208
Elizabeth Mair 152
Thomas Mair 122
George Mair 109
Sarah Mair 97
Jane Mair 94
Margaret Mair 88
Robert Mair 82
Ann Mair 77
Alexander Mair 69
Annie Mair 56
David Mair 55
Henry Mair 50
Charles Mair 49
Alice Mair 46
Joseph Mair 43
Agnes Mair 38
Louisa Mair 37
Frederick Mair 36
Martha Mair 36
Emma Mair 35
Samuel Mair 35

Mair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 40% 421,922
2 Moor 50% 41,930
3 More 25% 12,596
4 Muir 75% 8,235
5 Amor 25% 5,589
6 Mear 50% 4,367
7 Mair 100% 3,998
8 Mare 50% 3,775
9 Moir 75% 3,694
10 Amer 25% 2,872
11 Maria 60% 2,280
12 Mara 50% 2,087
13 Marie 60% 1,283
14 Meer 50% 1,106
15 Meir 75% 1,072
16 Meier 60% 858
17 Omer 25% 854
18 Imrie 40% 793
19 Maer 75% 771
20 Meara 40% 766
21 Amour 40% 721
22 Amoore 33% 610
23 Mar 75% 589
24 Meare 40% 566
25 Eamer 40% 526
26 Omara 40% 419
27 Maier 80% 402
28 Mier 50% 332
29 Mere 25% 270
30 Mure 25% 241
31 Moar 50% 234
32 Moare 40% 223
33 Maire 80% 206
34 Omeara 33% 196
35 Meere 40% 183
36 Maur 75% 180
37 Maeer 60% 168
38 Morie 40% 163
39 Amore 20% 135
40 Mora 25% 134
41 Maara 60% 128
42 Emer 25% 127
43 Mayre 60% 124
44 Mour 50% 123
45 Miur 50% 117
46 Merr 50% 116
47 Moure 40% 107
48 Muer 50% 104

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The surname Mair is the 7th most popular variant of Moore.

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