Blair is an Scots-English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called Blair, derived from the Scottish Gaelic blàr, meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a “battlefield””. The given name Blair is unisex and derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland and Canada, although it is more popular in the United States, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is Blaire. In 2016, in the United States, Blair was the 521st most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807th most popular for boys. Scottish Clans Clan Blair People with the surname A–E Adam Blair (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player Andrew M. Blair (1818–???), American politician in Wisconsin Andy Blair (born 1959) Scottish footballer Anthony Blair (criminal) (1849–1879), American hanged for murder Austin Blair (1818–1894), Governor of Michigan B. Brian Blair (born 1957), American professional wrestler and local politician Bill Blair (disambiguation), several people Bonnie Blair (born 1964), American Olympic gold medalist in speed skating Bruce G. Blair (1947–2020), American activist Cherie Blair (born 1954), British barrister and wife of Tony Blair Cheyse Blair (born 1992), Australian Rugby League player Clancy Blair, American psychologist Danny Blair (1905–1985), Scottish footballer David Blair (disambiguation), several people DeJuan Blair (born 1989), American basketball player Dennis C. Blair (born 1947), United States Director of National Intelligence Doug Blair (born 1963), American heavy metal guitarist Doug Blair (footballer) (1921–1998), footballer Edmund Blair Leighton, (1852–1922), English artist Ellen A. Dayton Blair (1837–1926), American social reformer and art teacher Emily Newell Blair (1877–1951), American writer, suffragette, and founder of League of Women Voters Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an author better known by his pen name George Orwell Euan Blair (born 1984), British businessman and son of Tony Blair Everard Blair (1866–1939), English soldier and cricketer F–M Francis Preston Blair (1791–1876), influential 19th-century American journalist and politician Francis Preston Blair Jr. (1821–1875), 19th-century American politician and American Civil War general Francis Simpson Blair (1839–1899), Virginia's Attorney General from 1882 to 1886 Frederick Blair (1874–1959), director of Canada's Immigration Branch Garfield Blair (born 1987), Jamaican basketball player George A. Blair (1915–2013), American businessman George W. Blair (1921–2020), American politician and rancher Gwenda Blair (born 1943), American author and journalist Harold Blair (1924–1976), Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist Harvey Blair (born 2003), English footballer