Mair (surname)

Mair is a surname in the Scots and German languages, deriving from Latin maior ('greater'). Notable people with the surname include:


 * People with the surname Mair in Scots context:
 * Adam Mair (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Alexander Mair (1889–1969), Premier of New South Wales (1939–1941)
 * Charles Mair, Canadian poet, son of Scottish immigrants
 * Ernest Mair, Australian rugby league football coach
 * Eddie Mair, Scottish television and radio presenter
 * Gilbert Mair (trader) (1799–1857), sailor and trader in New Zealand
 * William Gilbert Mair (1832–1912), soldier, son of above
 * Gilbert Mair (soldier) (1843–1923), soldier, son of above
 * Ken Mair, activist, descendant of above
 * Lee Mair (born 1980), Scottish footballer
 * Norman Mair, Scottish rugby player and analyst
 * Rafe Mair, Canadian political commentator
 * Robert Mair, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
 * Sarah Mair (1846–1941), Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage and education
 * William Mair (South Australian politician) (died 1897), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
 * Bill Mair (1900–1964), Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council
 * William Mair (chemist) (1868–1948), Scottish pharmacist and manufacturing chemist
 * William Mair (moderator) (1830–1920), Scottish minister
 * William Crosbie Mair (died 1831), Scottish physician


 * People with the surname Mair in German context:
 * Mair von Landshut, late 15th-century German engraver.
 * Amanda Mair, Swedish singer and musician
 * Franz Mair (1821–1893), Austrian composer and choral conductor
 * Paulus Hector Mair (1517–1579), Augsburg civil servant
 * Michael Mair (born 1962), Italian skier
 * Natascha Mair, Austrian ballet dancer
 * Victor H. Mair, American Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
 * Wolfgang Mair (born 1980), Austrian footballer