Mair (surname)

Mair is a surname in the Scots, German and Yiddish languages, deriving from Latin maior. 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
• Lee Mair (born 1980), Scottish footballer
• Mark Mair, Scottish politician and IT pioneer
• 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

People with the surname Mair in German context

• Paulus Hector Mair (1517-1579), Augsburg civil servant
• Michael Mair (born 1962), Italian skier
• 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)