Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LAIRD
There are approximately 7,310 people named Laird in the UK. That makes it the 1,474th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 116 are named Laird.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
LardLarde
Lair
Lardas
Laire
Lairde
Laired
Laaird
Laard
Laerd
Laierd
Lairds
Laiard
Lairda
Laerde
Lairdie
Laord
Larda
Lairday
Lardh
Lardes
Lardai
Lardee
Lairdr
Laeard
The Laird surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The same as Lord, from L, the, and ord or ??rd, Gaelic, supreme, high, eminence, highness; Lerad, Laird, from radh, Gaelic, saying, declaring, expressing, affirming an adage or proverb; giving or uttering law, from the verb abair. (See Lord.)
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LAIRD. The Scottish form of Lord.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.