Stair

See also: stair

English

Etymology

From stair, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a ladder or steps.

Proper noun

Stair (plural Stairs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stair is the 12328^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2522 individuals. Stair is most common among White (91.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stair”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Sitar, Trias, airts, arist, astir, sitar, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• steed (Föhr-Amrum)
• stää (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian stede, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Doublet of Stat (“town, city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɛːɐ̯]

Noun

Stair f (plural Staiđer)

1. (Sylt) place, spot, stead