Nairne Surname
Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname
Nairne Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nairn,' a burgh and county in Scotland. A Scottish surname. Nern, as a variant, seems to be confined to the United States.
Peter Nerne, 1601: Cal. State Papers (Scotland).
1752.
Read More About This SurnameNairne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 278 | 1:10,324 | 1,101 |
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Scotland | 79 | 1:67,770 | 5,294 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:62,387 | 3,880 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Nairne (66) may also be a first name.
Nairne Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nairn,' a burgh and county in Scotland. A Scottish surname. Nern, as a variant, seems to be confined to the United States.
Peter Nerne, 1601: Cal. State Papers (Scotland).
1752. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Edward Nairne: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Of local origin from the burgh of the same name. "A family of the name of 'Nairne' flits across the pages of the old chartulary of Moray between the town of Naim and a possession in Cromdale, but personal details are wanting" (Bain, Nairnshire: 2. ed., 1928, p. 169). The first Naim recorded appears to be Adam de Narryn who was chaplain of the alter of the Blessed Virgin at Inverness in 1361 (REM., p. 307). Michael de Name, armiger, witnessed a Perth charter in 1406 (RMS., I, 886). John of Nam, laird of Ardmuthach, and his son. Sir John of Nam, sheriff of Forres, appear in an Atholl charter of 1414 (Athole, p. 706). Alexander de Nam appears in Glasgow in 1440 (REG., 344), and another Alexander de Name of Sandfurde witnessed a Perthshire charter in 1450 (Oliphants, p. 10), and still another Alexander Name, a Scots messenger, received a gift in 1451 (Bain, IV, 1231). John of Nam served on an inquest in 1431 (Rose, p. 127), Robert Name was provost of Stirling in 1457 (SBR., p. 399), and Thomas Name, perhaps a relative, was a witness there in 1481 (Cambus., 212). Duncan Neorne, a follower of the earl of Mar, was charged with resetting outlawed Macgregors in 1636 (RPC., 2. ser. VI, p. 215). The family of Nairn, linoleum manufacturers, have been great benefactors of the town of Kirkcaldy. Charles Murray Nairne (1808-1882), born in Perth, was professor of moral philosophy and literature in Columbia University, New York. Naerne and Naern 1520.
(Celtic) belonging to Nairn, formerly Invernairn = Mouth of the Nairn [Gaelic inbhir, a confluence, river-mouth: the river-name may be for Gaelic(amhuinn) an-fhearn (fh mute) = (river) of the alder]
A town in Scotland, capital of Nairnshire.
Local: from the borough of Nairne in Nairnshire. The family are descended from Michael de Nairn, 1400.
Local. The name of a shire, river, and town in Scotland, whence the surname is derived. The name was taken from the river, which was called in Gaelic uisgen'fhearn, from uisge, water, and n'fhearn (pronounced nearn, the "fh" having no sound), "the alders"—"the water of the alders,"from the great number of alder—trees which grew on its banks.
NAIRN, NAIRNE: A town in Scotland, capital of Nairnshire.
Nairne Demographics
Average Nairne Salary in
United States
$49,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nairne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nairne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nairne is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nairne? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nairne is the 306,393rd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,905,629 people. The surname Nairne is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Nairne reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.
The surname Nairne is most prevalent in Jamaica, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 10,324. In Jamaica Nairne is most common in: Middlesex County, where 74 percent live, Surrey County, where 24 percent live and Cornwall County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Jamaica it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Nairne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nairne has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nairne Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nairne surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Nairne earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $49,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,386 CAD per year.
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