Nair
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).
Noun
editNair (plural Nairs or Nair)
Proper noun
editNair (plural Nairs)
- A surname from Malayalam.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nair is the 4719th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7513 individuals. Nair is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.17%) and White (10.29%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nair”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.