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
- William Mair ( –1897), politician in South Australia
- 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)
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