Nair

English

Alternative forms

• Naire, Nayar, Nayyar

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).

Noun

Nair (plural Nairs or Nair)

1. A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.

Proper noun

Nair (plural Nairs)

1. A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nair is the 4719^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7513 individuals. Nair is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.17%) and White (10.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nair”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.

Anagrams

• ARIN, Arin, Iran, Irân, Irān, NIRA, RNAi, Rani, Rian, Rina, arni, rain, rani