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Hair Family History

Hair Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: mainly Scottish form of Irish Ó hÍr Ó hÉir ‘descendant of Ír’. The usual Irish Anglicization is O'Hare (see Hare ) or Haire . English: nickname from Middle English her har ‘hair’ (Old English hǣr) presumably denoting someone with luxuriant or otherwise noteworthy hair. Scottish: variant of Ayre (see Ayer ). English: variant of Hare . Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch and German Haar .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hairr, Haar, Fair, Hain, Haig, Haer, Cain, Haire, Hall, Phair

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You can see how Hair families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hair family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hair families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 47 Hair families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Hair's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hair families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 65,000 census records available for the last name Hair. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hair census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Hair

Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Hair. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 17,000 military records available for the last name Hair. For the veterans among your Hair ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Hair life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Hair in 1941 was 39, and 77 in 2004.

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