Allaire is a surname of French origin, mainly found in Northern France (Brittany),[1] Jersey, and Quebec.
Etymology
The Breton toponymic origin of the surname Allaire is described by Francis Gourvil in his publication Noms de famille bretons d'origine toponymique. [2] This would point to Allaire, a commune located in the Morbihan department.
Other Breton toponymic connections include lieux-dits "Ville-Allaire" in the communes of Langouet (Ille-et-Vilaine) and Illifaut (Côtes-d'Armor).[3][4]
Two other possible etymologies can be traced:
Some variations
- Alair, Aler, Alere, Allair, Allayre, Allere, Alarius
- Dallaire (e.g. Roméo Dallaire), Delair, Deller
- Halair, Haler
People
- Anthony Allaire (1829–1903), American firefighter and police officer
- François Allaire (born 1959), ice hockey coach
- Gaston Allaire (1916–2011), Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist and composer
- James P. Allaire (1785–1858), American mechanic and steam engine builder
- Jean Allaire (born 1930), Quebecer politician and lawyer
- Jeremy Allaire (born 1971), American technologist and Internet entrepreneur
- Joseph J. Allaire (born 1969), American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur
- Paul Allaire (1938-2019), businessman, CEO of Xerox Corporation
References
- ↑ Géopatronyme : repartition of the births with the surname Allaire before 1915
- ↑ Les noms de familles bretons d’origine toponymique, Revue internationale d'onomastique, vol. 17, no 3, 1965, p. 209–224
- ↑ Ferme, la Ville Allaire (Langouët)
- ↑ Lieu-dit LA VILLE ALLAIRE Illifaut
- ↑ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 328ab.
- ↑ Mémoire du Québec - Allaire (étymologie)
- ↑ R. P. ARCHANGE GODBUT, Nos Ancêtres au XVlle siècle. dans Rapport de l'Archiviste de la Province de Québec pour 1951-53, p. 478
External links
- "Les Familles Allaire et Dallaire" by Violette Allaire (1962) (English & French)
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