McNair

English

Alternative forms

• MacNair, McNeer, M'Nair

Etymology

Various origins:

• Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir (“son of sallow John”), from the personal name Iain (“John”) and odhar (“dun; sallow”).
• Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Oighre (“son of the heir”), from oighre (“heir, inheritor”).
• Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the officer”), from maor (“officer”).

Proper noun

McNair (countable and uncountable, plural McNairs)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas.
   2. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota.
   3. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
   4. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNair is the 2191^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16595 individuals. McNair is most common among Black/African American (54.75%) and White (39.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNair”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.

Anagrams

• arcmin