Aird Surname

70,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Grenada

Aird Surname Definition:

Of local origin from a place of the name. It may be from Aird near Hurlford, Ayrshire, or from the hamlet of Aird in the parish of Inch, Wigtownshire, more probably from the former. The Airds of Holl and the Airds of Nether Catrine in Ayrshire were ranked as old families.

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Aird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,4881:18,1422,532
United States1,4641:247,58123,579
England1,2401:44,9345,669
Scotland1,1141:4,806818
Canada8191:44,9895,544
Jamaica2311:12,4241,256
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Ireland771:61,1554,068
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Panama691:56,6992,645
Grenada461:2,359388
Wales371:83,6366,963
France351:1,897,792163,564
Trinidad and Tobago331:41,3333,849
Dominica311:2,448354
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Belize131:27,3442,013
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1831:3,164534
England3751:65,0017,465
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Aird (52) may also be a first name.

Aird Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from a place of the name. It may be from Aird near Hurlford, Ayrshire, or from the hamlet of Aird in the parish of Inch, Wigtownshire, more probably from the former. The Airds of Holl and the Airds of Nether Catrine in Ayrshire were ranked as old families. Nicoll Ard and William Ard, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). George Aird was herd in Melrose 1658 (RRM., 1, p. 183), William Aird was heir of William Aird of Holl of Neitherburntschellis, 1687 (Retours, Ayr, 647). John Aird, merchant in Dundee, 1696 (Inquis., 7669), may be John Aird, maltman in Dundee, 1697 (Brechin).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) 1 Tall, Exalted, Noble. [Irish and Gaelic ard]. 2 Dweller at a Hill. [Gaelic (and Irish) ard, a height].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from the Aird, a district in the Vale of Beauly, in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Defined as "any isolated height of an abrupt or hummocky character, either on the coast or in the interior" of Scotland. Imp. Gaz. Scot. The word occurs in composition in many Scottish names of towns and parishes, as well as separately.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Aird Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aird Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aird (Russian: Аирд) is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aird? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,182nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,034,135 people. The last name Aird is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Aird are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.

This last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 1,488 people, or 1 in 18,142. In Australia Aird is most numerous in: Victoria, where 36 percent reside, South Australia, where 25 percent reside and New South Wales, where 15 percent reside. Barring Australia Aird exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Aird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aird has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Aird last name expanded 909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 203 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 463 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Aird Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Aird surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aird earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning R 217,176 per year; in United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aired89273/
Haird8973/
Gaird895/
Ajird895/
Aiard893/
Airds890/
Aaird890/
Air8628,402/
Ard8610,503/
Ird8678/
Haired807/
Gaiard801/
Aihard800/
Hair7520,647/
Gard7513,253/
Hard759,120/
Hird757,749/
Gair754,278/
Aire752,964/
Ajir752,930/
Aier751,494/
Gird75734/
Ards75369/
Ayir75182/
Eard75176/
Ardt75146/
Aair75114/
Aiar75104/
Ardh7595/
Aard7587/
Aiir7571/
Ardd7535/
Asrd7529/
Aisr7518/
Aitr7517/
Airh7510/
Ardz7510/
Irdt759/
Airr757/
Aiyr756/
Aerd755/
Airt755/
Ajrd754/
Ardø754/
Irdz754/
Irtd754/
Aihr753/
Atrd753/
Oird752/
Aurd752/
Aior752/
Jird752/
Ihrd752/
Aiur751/
Ierd751/
Artd751/
Ardì751/
Uird751/
Ahrd751/
Arhd751/
Ayrd751/
Irzd751/
Irdd751/
Itrd751/
Iord751/
Eird750/
Hairred735/
Ar6765,875/
Heard6741,963/
Aihar6730,955/
Hajir6728,663/
Ir6722,121/
Hardt6718,995/
Haire6710,047/
Gaier672,377/
Hayir671,812/
Hards671,746/
Gardt671,469/
Gayir67915/
Gaard67860/
Haier67751/
Gajir67738/
Hairr67722/
Airth67717/
Geard67694/
Ajerd67549/
Ayard67505/
Heird67370/
Haiar67350/
Ehard67216/
Ayire67201/
Eardh67180/
Ahjir67138/
Ayier67126/
Gaurd67112/
Ai'er67107/
Ojard67100/
Hirdt6780/
Ahiar6776/
Awier6774/
Ahair6773/
Aiere6764/
Ardts6761/
Airet6755/
Haard6753/
Aardt6740/
Gardh6738/
Hardø6737/
Euard6736/
Ahior6732/
Ahard6729/
Aardh6728/
Ajard6724/
Gaiar6722/
Gaior6722/
Gardå6720/
Ajier6714/
Øgard6713/
Ardds6712/
Haiir6711/
Iyard6711/
Gaiir6710/
Hairt679/
Aiher679/
Gaair679/
Auiar679/
Ayior679/
Haior679/
Aajir678/
Garrd678/
Ajior678/
Ayred677/
Hardå677/
Aheir676/
Aaire675/
Ågard675/
Aieer674/
Girdh674/
Aiyor674/
Hartd674/
Haurd673/
Aiahr673/
Haerd673/
Haiyr673/
Airre673/
Airte673/
Gaihr673/
Aiare673/
Harrd672/
Aiyre672/
Aihre672/
Hirds672/
Gaiur672/
Aards672/
Ayerd672/
Hardh672/
Oyard672/
Haair672/
Huird671/
Eared671/
Hayrd671/
Hasrd671/
Hardz671/
Haiur671/
Aairh671/
Aerhd671/
Aiaur671/
Arrdt671/
Arzdh671/
Gairt671/
Oired671/
Ayirh671/
Héard671/
Hirtd671/
Gardì671/
Gairh671/
Ajirt671/
A'Air671/
Awior671/
Airhe671/
Ajord671/
Aiure671/
Aiour671/
Aihor671/
Ayhir671/
Gaiyr671/
Goird671/
Hirzd671/
Auier670/
Hierd670/
Eirds670/
Hoird670/
Girdt670/
Hardd670/
Ioard670/
Yoard670/
Gayrd670/
Gardd670/
Hirrd670/

Aird Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aird in the Russian language
Аирдaird-

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