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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

Lard
Larde
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.)

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

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.

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