Mair (surname)

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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
Alexander Mair (1889–1969), Premier of New South Wales (1939–1941)
Charles Mair, Canadian poet, son of Scottish immigrants
Ernest 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 from Ireland

;People with the surname Mair in German context:

See also