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Aird Family History

Aird Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place named with Gaelic àird(e) ‘height’, ‘promontory’, or ‘headland’, from the adjective àrd ‘high’, ‘lofty’, cognate with Latin arduus ‘steep’, ‘difficult’.

There is one such place near Hurlford in Ayrshire, and another in Inch, Wigtownshire.

See also Ard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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You can see how Aird families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Aird family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Aird families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 91 Aird families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Aird's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Aird families in 1891.
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What did your Aird ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, House Painter and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Aird. 19% of Aird men worked as a House Painter and 72% of Aird women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Aird were Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • House Painter
    19%
  • General Labourer
    19%
  • Electrical Engineer
    13%
  • Incapacitated
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Private Means
    6%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%

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Census Records

There are 29,000 census records available for the last name Aird. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Aird census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Aird. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Aird. For the veterans among your Aird ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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