Hair
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See also: hair
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from ó héir (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”), similar to Hare, O'Hare, Haire.
- As an English surname, from the noun hair.
- As a Scottish surname, variant of Ayre, Ayer.
- As a Dutch and German surname, Americanized from Haar, from haar (“sandy ridge”) (from Proto-Germanic *harugaz) and from the adjective Haar (“hair”).
Proper noun[edit]
Hair (plural Hairs)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hair is the 4539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7814 individuals. Hair is most common among White (79.14%) and Black/African American (12.98%) individuals.