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BLAIR

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There are approximately 18,231 people named Blair in the UK. That makes it the 550th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 289 are named Blair.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Blair surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Celtic. Local) From Blair or Blar, which originally signified "a cleared plain," but from the Celts generally choosing such plains for their fields of battle, blair came to signify a battle. There is a small village called the Blair near Lochord, about two miles from Lochleven, in Fifeshire, Scotland. It signifies a spot where a battle was fought, "locus pugnœ." Here, it is supposed, an engagement took place between the Romans and the Caledonians, A.D. 83.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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