The surname Blair has existed for centuries in Sottland and Ireland. A number of numerous places so called, from gaelic ” blár ” grace the ADJ Scottish landscape. There are a number of places in Scotland bearing the name blár ( gen. bláir ) wich means ” plain, field, especif a battlefield “.. We found more information regarding this Last Name also in other historical archives. Over the centuries the name Blair may have had many changes and the present form, according to our studies, appears to be different from the original. It is important to realize that the name may have gone through dialect variations, contractions, shortened forms of the original one, lenitions, errors due to incorrect transcriptions and voluntary changes. Therefore, we believe that the surname Blair came originally from Blair, on which we are able to provide the following historical and herald…
Coat of arms: Argent on a saltire sable…