# Weir (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/weir/  
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 | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,881 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,903 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,352 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (18,588 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun weir. Compare Wear, Ware. * Sometimes also a French surname, perhaps a version of Norman de la Were (“of the war”), see Warr. There is also the placename Wierre-au-Bois in Pas-de-Calais. * As an Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the steward”), see McNair. Also sometimes Anglicized from erroneous translations of names such as Ó Corra, Ó Comhraidhe, see Corr and Curry.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weir 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weir in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Weir

- Peter Weir, Australian film director (born 1944)
- Andy Weir, American writer (born 1972)
- Johnny Weir, American figure skater and television commentator
- Bob Weir, American musician; member of the Grateful Dead (1947–2026)
- Judith Weir, British composer
- J. Alden Weir, American artist (1852-1919)
- Amanda Weir, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
- Robert Walter Weir, American artist (1803-1889)
- Alison Weir, American journalist
- Dorothy Weir Young, American painter, biographer
- Michael Damian, American actor, recording artist, and producer
- Anna McGahan, Australian actress

## Similar surnames

Wear, Wehr, Wier, Weary, Wire, Weier, Weyer, Wyer, Ware, Wray, Warr, Wherry.

## 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.