Mair (surname)

Mair is a surname in the Scots and German languages, deriving from Latin maior ('greater'). Notable people with the surname include:

People with the surname Mair in Scots context

• Adam Mair (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Charles Mair, Canadian poet, son of Scottish immigrants
• Earnest Mair, Australian rugby league football coach
• Eddie Mair, Scottish television and radio presenter
• Gilbert Mair (trader) (1799 – 1857), sailor and trader in New Zealand
  • William Gilbert Mair (1832 – 1912), soldier, son of above
  • Gilbert Mair (soldier) (1843 – 1923), soldier, son of above
  • Ken Mair, activist, descendant of above
• Lee Mair (born 1980), Scottish footballer
• Norman Mair, Scottish rugby player and analyst
• Rafe Mair, Canadian political commentator
• Robert Mair, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
• Sarah Mair (1846–1941), Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage and education
• William Mair (South Australian politician) (died 1897), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
• Bill Mair (1900–1964), Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council
• William Mair (chemist) (1868–1948), Scottish pharmacist and manufacturing chemist
• William Mair (moderator) (1830–1920), Scottish minister
• William Crosbie Mair (died 1831), Scottish physician

People with the surname Mair in German context

• Mair von Landshut, late 15th-century German engraver.
• Amanda Mair, Swedish singer and musician
• Paulus Hector Mair (1517-1579), Augsburg civil servant
• Michael Mair (born 1962), Italian skier
• Natascha Mair, Austrian ballet dancer
• Victor H. Mair, American Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
• Wolfgang Mair (born 1980), Austrian footballer

See also

• Maier
• Mayer (disambiguation)
• Mayr
• Meyer (disambiguation)
• Meyr (disambiguation)
• Meier
• Meir (disambiguation)