The Chair surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 139 people carried this name — #123,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 23% from 113 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 94 people named Chair.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Ardennes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 83 people named Chair live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Chair,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ilias Chair 1997– · association football player -
Ilias Chair 1997– · association football player
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Ilias Chair 1997– · association football player
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Ilias Chair 1997– · association football player
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Amina Chair 1998– · dentist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chair.
- Chabrier 163 · U.S. census
- Chacon 27,982 · U.S. census
- Chaffin 9,782 · U.S. census
- Chagnon 1,943 · U.S. census
- Chaille 195 · U.S. census
- Chain 1,380 · U.S. census
- Chaix 124 · U.S. census
- Chala 187 · U.S. census
- Chalabi 182 · U.S. census
- Chalas 401 · U.S. census
- Chale 187 · U.S. census
- Chalet 143 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Chair is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.