Explore the Family Name Mairs

The meaning of Mairs

1. Scottish: variant of Mair 1, with post-medieval excrescent -s. 2. English: variant of Mayers 1.

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How common is the last name Mairs in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mairs has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Mairs was ranked as the 33425th most popular surname and by 2010 it had dropped to the 35246th place, demonstrating a decline of 5.45%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decrease from 644 in 2000 to 639 in 2010, which is approximately a 0.78% reduction. The proportion of people with the surname Mairs per 100,000 residents went down by 8.33%, from 0.24 to 0.22 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,425	#35,246	-5.45%
Count	644	639	-0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mairs

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mairs has shown some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 92.70% to 89.51%, there were incremental increases among those identifying as Hispanic and Black. Hispanics with the Mairs surname increased by 17.50%, going from 2.80% in 2000 to 3.29% in 2010. Similarly, Black individuals bearing the surname rose by 17.01%, moving from 3.88% to 4.54%. The data further reveals that small fractions of the population with the Mairs surname began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.10%) and as having two or more races (1.56%) in 2010, whereas they hadn't done so in 2000. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.7%	89.51%	-3.44%
Black	3.88%	4.54%	17.01%
Hispanic	2.8%	3.29%	17.5%
Two or More Races	0%	1.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%