Wair Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wair family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Coal Miner 2
Draper Assistant 2
General Servant 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Retired Brick Layer Labourer 1
Domestice Servant 1
General Labourer 1
Iron Ore Miner 1
Mason Apprentice 1
Draper Clerk 1
Retired Draper 1
Book Binder 1
Driver In Coal Mine 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Stationary 1
Carter's Weaver 1
Clerk 1
Articled Clerk To Solicitor 1
Living On Means 1
Nurse Maid Domestic Servant 1
Wire Merchant 1
Domestic Servant 1
Barman 1
Living On Own Means 1

Wair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ware 50% 38,178
2 Weir 75% 10,233
3 Wroe 25% 8,000
4 Wear 50% 7,626
5 Weare 40% 4,826
6 Wire 50% 3,136
7 Ewer 25% 2,590
8 Wier 50% 1,314
9 Were 25% 1,130
10 Weer 50% 785
11 Woore 40% 753
12 Ower 25% 547
13 Warre 60% 429
14 War 75% 376
15 Wair 100% 323
16 Woor 50% 287
17 Wore 25% 236
18 Wayre 60% 232
19 Wara 50% 210
20 Whare 40% 203
21 Wooer 40% 179
22 Weaire 67% 168

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The surname Wair is the 15th most popular variant of Ware.

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