The mcnair Surname
mcnair Name Meaning and History
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir ‘son of sallow John’. This form is associated mainly with Ross-shire.
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Oighre ‘son of the heir’. This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir ‘son of the steward or keeper’. The same name in Ireland was commonly Anglicized as Weir.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| HARLAN MCNAIR Sept. 13, 1943 - Jan. 17, 2009. |
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| MCNAIRS IN CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN CO., PA | Jack | 3 |
| Bucks County, PA and some Northampton McNairs |
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| Black (Afr-Amer) McNairs from N.C. |
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