as a Last Name
- 3,458
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Nair
Meaning & Origins
Indian (Kerala): Hindu (Nayar) name denoting membership of the Nayar community, which is from Malayalam nāyar ‘leader’, ‘lord’, ‘soldier’ (from Sanskrit nāya(ka) ‘leader’ + the honorific plural ending -r). The Nayars were regarded as protectors of the land.
| 8,224th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,458
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Puerto Rico
- has the most people named Nair per capita
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