# Blair (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blair/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 78,026 |
| US rank (2010) | 416 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,957 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (75,135 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bleɹ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Blaire, Blayre |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blair in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blair in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Blair

- Linda Blair, American actress
- Selma Blair, American actress (born 1972)
- Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
- Betsy Blair, American actress (1923–2009)
- Mary Blair, American artist (1911-1978)
- Cherie Blair, British barrister and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (born 1954)
- DeJuan Blair, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Janet Blair, actress (1921-2007)
- John Blair Jr., American politician, Founding Father and jurist
- Patricia Blair, American TV and film actress
- James Blair, American rower (1909–1992)
- Jayson Blair, American actor

and 26 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Belair, Bailer, Byler, Beeler, Beiler, Baylor, Buehler, Bowler, Buller, Boulware, Buhler, Biller.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.