Last Name LAIRD

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Meaning The lord.
The lord of the manor.
The same as Lord, from 'L,' the, and 'ord' or 'aird,' Gaelic, supreme, high, eminence, highness; 'Lerad,' 'Laird,' from 'radh,' Gaelic, saying, declaring, expressing, affirming an adage or proverb; giving or uttering law, from the verb 'abair.' (See Lord.)
Origin English, Scottish, Irish

Rank 1,828 (2000 US census) 1,646 (1990 US census)
Count 18,031 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.96%, or 16401 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.28%, or 952 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 92 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.4%, or 72 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.24%, or 224 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.61%, or 290 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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