| ![Show Contents]() Bair History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Bair familyThe surname Bair was first found in Lower Austria and Tyrol, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in local social and political affairs. Literally, the name means "Bavarian," but all of the most prominent branches arose in either Austria or Wuerttemberg, and in particular regions bordering on Bavaria. Early History of the Bair familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bair research. Another 229 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1568, 1572, 1575, 1625, 1635, 1647, 1677, 1697, 1735, 1804, 1806, 1814, 1815 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bair History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bair Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bair, Baier, Bayr, Bayer, Bayre, Bayerle, Bayerl and others. Early Notables of the Bair familyDuring this period prominent bearers of the name Bair were Johann Bayer (1572-1625), a German lawyer and uranographer (celestial cartographer); Anton Bayer von Heidelberg, a calvary captain of the famous Hussar regiments...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bair Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bair RankingIn the United States, the name Bair is the 3,075th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. [1]
 Bair migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bair Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Bair, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1728 [2]
- Christian Bair, who settled in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1794
- Christian Bair, who arrived in Frederick County, Maryland in 1794 [2]
Bair Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Bair, who arrived in Philadelphia, in 1840
- Mr. Bair, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 [2]
- Mrs. Bair, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1860 [2]
- Henry A. Bair, aged 59, who landed in America, in 1895
Bair Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Matthias C. Bair, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Slesvig, in 1904
- Eliz Bair, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Newton Mearns, in 1906
- James Bair, aged 42, who landed in America from Kilsyth, Scotland, in 1909
- Katalin Bair, aged 4, who landed in America from Szasznadas, Hungary, in 1910
- Demeter Bair, aged 51, who immigrated to the United States from Lamsofalva, in 1910
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| Bair migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bair Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Alice A. Bair, aged 40, who immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada, in 1913
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bair (post 1700) | + |
- Deirdre Bair (1935-2020), American writer, biographer and author of six works of nonfiction
- Brandon Bair (b. 1984), American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs
- RaNae Jean Bair (b. 1943), American female javelin thrower at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics
- John D. Bair, American actor and stand-up comic
- Charles Douglas Bair (b. 1949), American right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Sheila Colleen Bair (b. 1954), American Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2006-)
- Lieutenant Hilbert Leigh Bair (1894-1985), American World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories
- John Bair, American Republican politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 28th District, 1886 [3]
- Israel Bair, American Republican politician, Postmaster at New Holland, Pennsylvania, 1889-93 [3]
- Harry C. Bair, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1924 [3]
- ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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