About the Adaire Surname

176 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Adaire name at birth. The name became more frequent over the century.

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Adaire is usually a form of Adair. The name is usually explained as “from Edgar, 'rich spear'”. The extra “e” in Adaire is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Adaire coat of arms

Arms linked to Adair and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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