Stairs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stairs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stairs family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Straw Plater 3
General Servant 2
Worsted Spinner 2
Engine Driver 1
Straw Plaiter 1
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 1
Dress Maker 1
Labourer 1
Scholar 1
Puddlers Wife 1
Gunner Royal Artillery 1
Soldier 2/16th Regiment 1
Domestic 1
House Serv 1
Potman 1

Stairs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steers 67% 4,271
2 Stares 67% 2,846
3 Stores 50% 1,540
4 Stears 67% 1,432
5 Stars 83% 527
6 Stairs 100% 479
7 Suters 50% 288
8 Storis 50% 243

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The surname Stairs is the 6th most popular variant of Steers.

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