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'''Mair''' is a surname in the [[Scots language|Scots]], and [[German language|German]] and [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] languages, deriving from Latin ''[[maior (disambiguation)|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 – 18571799–1857), sailor and trader in New Zealand
** [[MarkWilliam Gilbert Mair]] (1832–1912), Scottishsoldier, politicianson andof ITabove pioneer
** [[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.
*[[Paulus Hector Mair]] (1517-1579), Augsburg civil servant
*[[Amanda Mair]], Swedish singer and musician
*[[Franz Mair]] (1821–1893), Austrian composer and choral conductor
*[[Paulus Hector Mair]] (1517-15791517–1579), 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
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*[[Meyer (disambiguation)]]
*[[Meyr (disambiguation)]]
*[[Meier (disambiguation)]]
*[[Meir (disambiguation)]]
 
{{surname|Mair}}
[[Category:Surnames of Scottish origin]]
[[Category:German-language surnames]]
[[Category:Jewish surnames]]
[[Category:Yiddish-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of South Tyrolean origin]]