Where Does The Last Name Lair Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lair (Hindi: लैर, Oriya: ଲାଇର) is found most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Láir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 42,294^th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 590,994 people. Lair is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Lair live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 64,851^st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 9,175 people.

The last name Lair is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 5,513 people, or 1 in 12,048. In France it is most frequent in: Normandy, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 14 percent reside. Besides France this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Lair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lair has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lair Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lair last name are 22.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.9% registered with the party.

The amount Lair earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning $45,804 CAD per year.