Lair surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Lair surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,923 people carried this name — #8,425 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,732 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,369 people named Lair.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 78 départements, most often Manche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Manche 369
Calvados 309
Paris 254
Seine-Maritime 204
Mayenne 152
Sarthe 126
Orne 95
Eure 87

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 26 people named Lair live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 26

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 23 people named Lair 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 Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 23

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lair in American newspapers,
1911–1926.

Newspaper page from The Colfax Gazette carrying the name Lair
The Colfax Gazette 1911-10-27
Newspaper page from Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette carrying the name Lair
Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette 1921-02-14
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Lair
Le Messager 1926-06-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 786,564 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Lair,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jules Lair
    Jules Lair 1836–1907 · lawyer
  • Charles Lair
    Charles Lair 1841–1919 · art collector
  • Pierre-Aimé Lair 1769–1853 · civil servant
  • Pierre Lair 1769–1830 · engineering officer
  • Jacques Jean Lair 1775–1858 · engineer
  • Édouard Lair de Beauvais 1790–1851 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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