Lair meaning | Last name Lair origin

Following is the meaning of Lair surname. Family name Lair is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Lair
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning: Frequent name in Normandy (50, 76, 14), also included in the Sarthe. Probably the one that comes from a place called Lair, common place name in the Channel (this is the name of a river and hamlets located on the river) and in several other regions (there often there means a rivers). We meet in the North-Lair surname Lachapelle compound.

Lair is used as a family name or surname in France languages. Lair has 4 characters long in length.

Lair is common in France country(ies).

Lair is ranked 44984 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lair bearers increased by 5.117899 per cent in 2010 US census to 3923 since 2000, the surname slipped by 254 spots and ranked at 8425. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.47 86.92
Black 9 8.95
Others 2.35 1.29
Hispanic or Latino 2.22 1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.43 0.43

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How popular is Lair?

Lair is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while France is ahead in terms of density. Around 10711 people have been found who wears Lair as their family name. Lair is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
46,068 Philippines3
14,054 China3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,143 French Polynesia2
17,547 Colombia2
28,232 Morocco2
26,123 Malaysia2
30,360 Thailand1
12,745 Luxembourg1
15,162 Costa Rica1
408 Åland1
18,969 Wales1
2,505 Congo1
36,678 Singapore1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
47,891 Norway1
118,015 Netherlands1
42,479 Greece1
2,935 Madagascar1
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Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 51 years old workman Samuel Lair who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 2, 1850 by Victoria put out from London.

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Celebrities having Lair surname

Gerard de Lairesse Author
Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk Laird of Torloisk
Luke Laird Music Producer
Luke Laird Music Producer
Luke Laird Music Producer
Natalya Laird-Alyce Caime Theater Actress
Patrick Laird Football wide receiver
Norman Laird Politician
Ryan Laird Singer-songwriter
Gerard de Lairesse Author

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