Yair Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Yair Surname Definition:

John de lare in record, 1394 (Cambus., 17). Sir John Yare, chaplain of the altar of St. Michael in Stirling in 1471, was present at the redemption of the lands of Easter Leckie in the following year (Sc. Ant., X, p. 62; SBR.). Thomas Yar or Yare was a prominent merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1473 (ALHT.

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Yair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Israel791:108,32412,251
England271:2,063,63279,942
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England91:2,708,37473,770

Yair (17,867) may also be a first name.

Yair Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John de lare in record, 1394 (Cambus., 17). Sir John Yare, chaplain of the altar of St. Michael in Stirling in 1471, was present at the redemption of the lands of Easter Leckie in the following year (Sc. Ant., X, p. 62; SBR.). Thomas Yar or Yare was a prominent merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1473 (ALHT., I, p. lviii), and had safe conducts granted him to travel in England in 1473 and 1484 (Bain, IV, 1407, 1411, 1503). In 1480-81 there is record of a grant "octo bovatis terrarum de Halys" in the regality of Musselburgh confirmed to Thomas ȝhare or Yhar and his wife (RD., p. 371), John of Yair was deacon of craft in Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 275), Jacobus Yair, a charter witness in Perth, 1523 (Scon, p. 203), John Yair, son to umquhile James Yair, had a feu of the lands of Balquhormok in 1585 (ibid., p. 225), David lair is recorded as a chapman in 1592 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 168), and William Zair was burgess and guild brother of Glasgow, 1621 (Burgesses). Yhar 1485, Zar and Zayr 1511. From Yair in Selkirk parish, Selkirkshire.

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

A river in Norfolk, whence Yarmouth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Ready, dexterous, eager.

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

User-submitted Reference

Yair (Hebrew: יאיר, "he shall enlighten") is a modern Israeli surname and a biblical masculine given name.

The original bearer of this name was

Yair the Gileadite

(Hebrew: יאיר הגלעדי, transcribed into Latin as

Jair

), seventh of the Biblical Judges and descendant of Manasseh.

Yair

conquered thirty towns in the Gilead and renamed them

Havvoth Yair

(Numbers 32:41). He ruled over Israel for twenty two years, had thirty sons and was buried in Kamon (Judges 10:3-5).

The name was scarcely used by European Jews in modern history and was more frequent among the Jews of Persia. It regained popularity in the mid-20th century as the alias of Avraham Stern, a militant Zionist, and was adopted as a surname by Jewish immigrants.

Yair

(Old Scots: Ȝar) is the name of an estate by the river Tweed in the Scottish Borders. The name comes from the old Scots word for a form of

fish trap

. The Surname is found mostly in northern Scotland.

- danzen

Yair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yair (Marathi: यैर, Russian: Яир) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yair? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 851,613th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Yair are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yair is also the 41,036th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 17,867 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Yair is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent live, Maryland, where 19 percent live and New Jersey, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Yair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yair has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Yair surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Yair are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Yair earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.79% more than the national average, earning $66,791 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaire8962/
Yahir8961/
Yayir8958/
Yaisr893/
Yeair890/
Yayire8024/
Ayyair804/
Yayier802/
Yaer7518/
Iair7512/
Eair758/
Yoir751/
Yairova737/
Jahir6721,492/
Yağır67694/
Yaher67167/
Yayor67133/
Geair6753/
Heair6728/
Yoire6710/
Ya'er678/
Yaere677/
Hyaer676/
Yaaer674/
Iaire673/
Eahir673/
Jiair673/
Yeaer671/
Iayir671/
Jauir671/
Jeair671/
Yağer671/
Yaeer671/

Yair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yair in the Marathi language
यैरyaira-
Yair in the Russian language
Яирair-

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