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BAIRD

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There are approximately 13,055 people named Baird in the UK. That makes it the 780th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 207 are named Baird.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Occupational Name

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The Baird surname in historical dictionaries

BAIRD. Said to be the Scottish form of bard, or poet. Jamieson. This, however, ia doubtful as to the surname, which in North Britain is widely sjiread. Its principal modes of spelling have been Bard, Byrd, Bayard. The last supports the tradition of a derivation from the south of France, the country of the Clievalier Bayard, the knight sum K'ur, sans reproclie,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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