Stair Surname

115,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Stair Surname Definition:

Now a forename, as in Stair Agnew, is from the place Stair in Ayrshire. Stair M'Quhae, minister of St. Quivox in 1820.

Stair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4921:103,79711,428
Jamaica1601:17,9371,640
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Panama241:163,0115,136
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Israel151:570,50941,023
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6071:82,7338,664

Stair (254) may also be a first name.

Stair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Now a forename, as in Stair Agnew, is from the place Stair in Ayrshire. Stair M'Quhae, minister of St. Quivox in 1820.

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

(Gaelic) Dweller at a Marsh - Path or the Stepping Stones [Gaelic stair; prob. conn. with, if not borrowed from, English 'stair'] Stair, Ayrshire, is on the R. Ayr. (English) see Stare.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Ayrshire, which gives title to Dalrymple, Earl of Stair.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Gaelic.) Stepping stones in a river; a path made over a bog.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Stair, a parish of Scotland, co. Ayr, which gives title to the Earl of Stair.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Ayrshire Orfrom the Danish, Stsehr, Sthyr; from the German, Stahr, Stehr; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stair Last Name Facts

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

Stair (Russian: Стаир) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stair? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,211th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,817,796 people. The last name Stair occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Stair reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 559,024th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 254 people.

Stair is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,492 people, or 1 in 103,797. In The United States Stair is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Stair exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Stair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stair has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Stair last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stair surname are 15.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stair earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning $43,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staier91401/
Sthair9146/
Staihr9132/
Staire9126/
Stajir914/
Shtair911/
Staiar910/
Star8942,133/
Stir891,057/
Staiert83131/
Staihar8318/
Shtaier8312/
Stagier833/
Sztaier832/
Stairtt831/
Starr8067,139/
Stier8015,137/
Stahr803,868/
Start803,760/
Stare802,380/
Staar802,214/
Starz801,733/
Sttar801,684/
Stear801,422/
Stire80291/
Shtar80264/
Steir80250/
Starp80230/
Staer80148/
Stirz80140/
Stard8081/
Stirr8073/
Stirt8056/
Staur8040/
Staár8030/
Starh8020/
Sthar8017/
Stirp8015/
Starå8014/
Stirø809/
Xstar806/
Shtir806/
Sstar806/
Stayr805/
Statr802/
Stoir802/
Sztar801/
Stirh801/
Stgir801/
Stuir801/
Stgar801/
Jstar801/
Shtaiher7740/
Stawierz771/
Sztagier771/
Steier733,027/
Stayer731,015/
Stahre73622/
Shtaer73493/
Staehr73484/
Stajer73461/
Stejar73374/
Starre73345/
Startt73340/
Stiehr73295/
Stavăr73245/
Steart73151/
Stehar7399/
Stiyer7398/
Steare7397/
Stauer7380/
Staurt7376/
Steahr7363/
Stojar7355/
Søttar7352/
Starpp7344/
Starrh7332/
Stahrr7331/
Shteir7329/
Sthare7319/
Stoier7319/
Shtier7319/
Støier7317/
Staerr7315/
Sthart7312/
Stawer7310/
Steard7310/
Steihr739/
Shtarr739/
Štaier739/
Staart738/
Stardh734/
Starzz734/
Stierh734/
Stierz734/
Sttarr733/
Steiar733/
Stiyar732/
Stardt732/
Stiear732/
Stasrr732/
Staurd732/
Stayre732/
Jstarr732/
Starhe732/
Sztier732/
Starjs731/
Steire731/
Sttier731/
Stuirt731/
Stoire731/
Stoyar731/
Styier731/
Stharp731/
Sthear731/
Starrd731/
Stahar731/
Starrt731/
Stthar731/
Shttar731/
Sttaar731/
Sttare731/
Sttarh731/
Steird731/
Ssttar731/
Stajar731/
Steear730/
Starrr730/
Steirz730/
Steior730/
Stirre730/
Statrz730/
Stearr730/
Starpf730/
Steiur730/
Ster674,893/
Starova673,462/
Steiert672,468/
Stigger671,004/
Sztajer67360/
Stijger67283/
Ştir67140/
Starová67119/
Stagger67108/
Styr6778/
Stre6765/
Stauere6763/
Stayart6756/
Shtayer6747/
Stér6743/
Shtauer6716/
Steyart6716/
Stauwer6715/
Steierd6712/
Shtayur6711/
Štir6710/
Stayert678/
Steiher675/
Stirova674/
Steeart674/
Stthard674/
Starowa674/
Steihar673/
Steeyar673/
Sthehar673/
Stär673/
Xtar673/
Stejaur672/
Stoeyar672/
Sthajar672/
Sthauer672/
Stayard672/
Stír672/
Stegier672/
Ztar671/
Stehart671/
Stohier671/
Sthaare671/
Stheyar671/
Stigier671/
Starrtt671/
Stauyer671/
Stawerd671/
Ztagier671/
Stugier671/
Stár671/
Stêr671/
Stowier671/
Shtayar671/
Stahard671/
Steiard670/
Stieahr670/
Stayare670/
Stoiher670/

Stair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stair in the Russian language
Стаирstair-

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Stair Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stair
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