Gair 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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 17
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 65
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 10
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 17
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 34
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 145
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 5
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 7
Surrey 3
Sussex 2
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 2

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

Gair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gair family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 64
Coal Miner 15
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 5
Labourer Wife 4
Carter 3
Coalminer 3
Engine Driver 3
Tie Maker 3
Blacksmith 3
Pauper 3
Dress Maker 2
Joiner 2
Servant 2
Wife 2
Clerk 2
Daur 2
Farmers Son 2
Master Blacksmith 2
English Governess 1
Auctioneer 1
Char Woman 1
Fancy Box Maker 1
Folders Wife 1
Private 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Gair

Name Census Frequency
John Gair 237
William Gair 221
Mary Gair 217
Thomas Gair 179
Elizabeth Gair 129
Margaret Gair 127
George Gair 115
Jane Gair 111
Robert Gair 109
James Gair 84
Isabella Gair 75
Edward Gair 64
Ann Gair 59
Joseph Gair 55
Sarah Gair 54
Richard Gair 48
Annie Gair 47
Martha Gair 42
Hannah Gair 40
Henry Gair 39
Catherine Gair 38
Alice Gair 31
Charles Gair 30
Ellen Gair 27
Isaac Gair 21

Gair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gore 25% 24,589
2 Ager 25% 9,321
3 Agar 50% 9,302
4 Gear 50% 7,636
5 Eager 40% 3,683
6 Gair 100% 3,141
7 Geer 50% 3,107
8 Gare 50% 2,904
9 Auger 20% 2,235
10 Ogier 40% 1,677
11 Geere 40% 1,499
12 Guire 60% 1,396
13 Egar 50% 889
14 Goore 40% 552
15 Augur 20% 545
16 Augar 40% 539
17 Eagar 40% 404
18 Geare 40% 349
19 Gier 50% 321
20 Gara 50% 313
21 Ogara 40% 301
22 Gree 25% 271
23 Goer 50% 245
24 Geear 40% 230
25 Goor 50% 195
26 Eger 25% 189
27 Egre 0% 181
28 Oger 25% 169
29 Agre 25% 124
30 Gire 50% 110
31 Gar 75% 101

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The surname Gair is the 6th most popular variant of Gore.

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