Nairne (surname)

Nairne is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander Robert Sandy Nairne (born 1953), British art museum director
 * Andrew Nairne (born 1960), British executive director for Arts Strategy at Arts Council England
 * Carolina, Baroness Nairne (1766–1845), Scottish songwriter and song collector
 * General Sir Charles Edward Nairne (1836–1899), Commander-in-Chief in India
 * Edward Nairne (1726–1806), English optician and scientific instrument maker
 * Lieutenant-Colonel John Nairne (1731–1802), Scottish-Canadian soldier and seigneur
 * Sir John Gordon Nairne (1861–1945), British director of the Bank of England and a BBC governor
 * Sir Patrick Nairne (1921–2013), senior British civil servant
 * Rob Nairne (born 1954), American football linebacker
 * Thomas Nairne (died 1715), aScottish trader
 * William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne (1657–1730), 2nd Baron Nairne