Yair Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Yair family

The surname Yair was first found in Stirlingshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early History of the Yair family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yair research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1471, 1473, 1522, 1621 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Yair History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Yair Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yair, Yare and others.

Early Notables of the Yair family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Sir John Yair of Stirling

Migration of the Yair family to Ireland

Some of the Yair family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Yair family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ben Yare who settled in New Jersey in 1763.

Contemporary Notables of the name Yair (post 1700) +

Yair Rosenblum (1944-1996), Israeli composer
Yair Lemos (b. 1986), Brazilian footballer
Yair Bacharach (1639-1702), 17th century German rabbi