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There are approximately 2,710 people named Nairn in the UK. That makes it the 3,550th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 43 are named Nairn.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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The Nairn surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

NAIRN. NAIRNE. A town in Scotland, capital of Nairnshire.

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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