Stair Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stair family

Profession Census Frequency
Boot Maker 3
Domestic 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Parlourmaid Domestic 2
Railway Porter 2
Weaver In Cotton Factory 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Living On Own Means 2
Mate 2
Draper's Assistant 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Scholar 2
Cook Domestic 2
Clerk Commercial 2
Seamstress 2
Coal Miner Carter Hewer 2
Agent 1
Coal Carter 1
Fork Maker 1
Publican 1
Recruiting Sergeant 1
Silver Plate Manufacturers Clerk 1
Worsted Genappe Reeler 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Shirt Needle Woman 1

Stair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steer 60% 25,919
2 Easter 33% 10,168
3 Suter 40% 6,430
4 Souter 33% 4,908
5 Star 80% 2,594
6 Store 40% 1,928
7 Stear 60% 1,732
8 Steere 50% 960
9 Stour 60% 940
10 Auster 33% 747
11 Seater 50% 712
12 Stair 100% 603
13 Soutar 50% 507
14 Sutor 40% 491
15 Stare 60% 476
16 Ester 40% 445
17 Aster 40% 411
18 Oster 40% 308
19 Sater 40% 306
20 Sture 40% 233
21 Storie 50% 226
22 Seatree 43% 192
23 Stier 60% 144
24 Starie 67% 134
25 Stoor 60% 132
26 Stur 60% 132
27 Suiter 33% 127
28 Sauter 33% 122

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The surname Stair is the 12th most popular variant of Steer.

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