Stair Surname
Approximately 4,009 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,492 | 1:103,797 | 11,428 |
| Jamaica | 160 | 1:17,937 | 1,640 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 607 | 1:82,733 | 8,664 |
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.
(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.
A parish in Ayrshire, which gives title to Dalrymple, Earl of Stair.
Local. (Gaelic.) Stepping stones in a river; a path made over a bog.
From Stair, a parish of Scotland, co. Ayr, which gives title to the Earl of Stair.
A location name in Ayrshire Orfrom the Danish, Stsehr, Sthyr; from the German, Stahr, Stehr; a personal name.
Stair Demographics
Average Stair Salary in
United States
$45,407 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Stair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stair in the Russian language | ||
| Стаир | stair | - |
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Stair Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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