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Adair is a surname derived from the Old English personal name Eadgar (Edgar). In Ireland the surname is almost exclusive to Ulster and particularly to counties Antrim and Down. Here they are of Scottish origin where the surname is most common in Galloway. Many of the Galloway Adairs settled in Ulster during and after the Plantation. A few of the name in Ireland may be of the family name Ó Dáire. There is another theory that "In about 1380, Robert Fitzgerald owned lands around Adare in Ireland. There he fought a family duel with Gerald, the white knight, a distant cousin. Although Robert Fitzgerald's father was the Earl of Desmond, the Fitzgeralds did not see Robert as a nobleman. It was unacceptable for him to kill a knight. A powerful group was against Robert. Robert became a fugitive, relocating to Wigtownshire in south western Scotland. To cover his tracks, Robert took as his surname 'Adare' after the town near his lands back in Ireland. Upon arriving in Scotland, Robert learned that the King of Scotland had placed a bounty on the head of a man named 'Currie'. Currie was outlawed as a thief and pirate. The King promised Currie's castle, deemed nearly impregnable, to whoever would bring him the head of Currie. Robert Adare watched over Dunskey castle for several days until Currie came out one evening. Robert followed Currie, and engaged the pirate in mortal combat, slewing him at the head of Colfin Glen. Robert took Currie's severed head to the court of Scotland," which explains the Adair crest of a severed head.〔 〕〔 〕 ==List of persons with the surname== *Al Adair (1929–1996), Canadian baseball player, radio broadcaster, author, politician *Allan Henry Shafto Adair (1897–1988), British army officer, 6th Baronet *Archibald Adair (died 1647), Irish Anglican bishop *Beegie Adair (born 1937), jazz pianist *Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair (1840-1926), American social reformer, physician *Bill Adair (1913–2002), baseball player/manager *Billy Adair, Soccer player in the American Soccer League *Bobby Adair, American author *Bonnie Adair, American swimmer/coach *Bunny Adair (1905-1994), Australian politician *Catherine Steiner-Adair, Psychologist and author *Cecil Adair, pen name of author Evelyn Everett-Green *Charles F. Adair Hore, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Pensions *Charles Henry Adair (1851-1920), British admiral *Charles Adair (footballer), American soccer player/coach *Charles Wallace Adair (1914–2006), U.S. ambassador *Cherry Adair, American author *Craig Adair, New Zealand track cyclist *Cornelia Adair (1837–1921), matriarch of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland *Daniel Adair (born 1975), Canadian drummer *Deb Adair (born 1966), Emmy award winning sound engineer *Deborah Adair (born 1952), American Actress *David Adair (born 1968), Just a guy *Donald Adair (born 1960), American figure skater *Doug Adair (born 1929), U.S. TV news anchor and journalist *Douglass Adair (1912–1968), American historian *E. Ross Adair (1907–1983), U.S. Representative from Indiana *Eleanor R. Adair (1926-2013), American scientist *Forrest Adair (1865–1936), real estate developer *George Adair (1823–1899), real estate developer *Gilbert Adair (born 1944), author and journalist *Gilbert Smithson Adair (1896–1979), British scientist *Green B. Adair (1840-1914), cotton merchant *Hazel Adair (1920–2015), British soap opera writer, film producer/director *Hubert Adair (1917-1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *Hugh Edward Adair, 3rd Baronet (1815–1902), British Liberal Party politician *J. Leroy Adair (1887–1956), U.S. Representative from Illinois *James Adair (historian) (1709–1783), explorer and author *James Adair (serjeant) (died 1798), Irish soldier, politician *James Makittrick Adair (1728–1802), Scottish army officer, doctor *Janet Adair (1901–2005), American Actress *Jean Adair (1873–1953), Actress *Jerry Adair (1936–1987), American baseball player *Jessica Adair (born 1986), American basketball player *Jim Adair (born 1942), Canadian hockey player *Jimmy Adair (1907–1982), American baseball player, manager and coach *John A. M. Adair (1864–1938), U.S. Representative from Indiana *John Adair (anthropologist) (1913–1997), Professor of Anthropology *John Adair (author) (born 1934), UK leadership expert *John Adair (cricketer) (1852-1913), Irish physicist and cricketer *John Adair (surveyor) (c. 1655-1722), Scottish surveyor and mapmaker *John Adair (1757–1840), American soldier, politician (Kentucky) *John George Adair (1823–1885), Scots-Irish businessman and landowner *Johnny Adair (born 1963), Ex-Loyalist Paramilitary *John Ronald Shafto Adair, Australian businessman and aviator *Joseph Adair (1877–1960), Canadian politician *Molly Adair (1905-1990), British actress *Nancy Adair, documentary producer *Neil Adair, Green Party web designer *Patrick Adair (1624–1694), minister *Pauline Adair, Director of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Strathclyde *Peter Adair (1943–1996), film-maker and artist *Red Adair (1915–2004), oil field fire-fighter *Rhona Adair (1878–1961), British golf champion *Rick Adair (born 1958), American baseball player, coach *Robert Adair (actor) (1900-1954), American-born British actor *Robert Adair (cricketer) (1876–1951), Irish cricketer *Robert Adair (physicist), Physics professor *Robert Adair (politician) (1763–1855), English diplomat *Robert Adair, 1st Baron Waveney (1811-1886), British politician *Ron Adair (born 1931), Australian former association footballer *Sandra Adair (born 1952), American film editor *Tatum Adair, American Actress *Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair (1868–1928), Scottish politician *Tom Adair (1913–1988), American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter *Trevor Adair, Soccer coach *Virginia Hamilton Adair (1913–2004), American poet *William Penn Adair (c. 1828-1880), second chief of the Cherokee nation, and the person for whom Will Rogers was named *Sir William Thompson Adair (1850-1931), Royal Marine officer and Ulster Unionist 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adair (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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