Cognomen Keir (Keir 
, كير 
, 基尔 
) , around the globe, is quite a common surname. The last name Keir is habitual in Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Sudan, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sudan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Likewise, Keir is the forename as well as the last name.
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james keir Scottish chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor, GB (b. 1735) |
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| susanna keir British novelist (b. 1747) |
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| amelia keir (1780-1857) (b. 1780) |
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| john keir British Army general, GB (b. 1856) |
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andrew keir Scottish actor (1926-1997), GB (b. 1926) |
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| stephen keir (1879-1957) hatter and company director (b. 1879) |
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| david keir British actor (1884-1971), GB (b. 1884) |
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keir dullea American actor, US (b. 1936) |
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| robert malcolm keir American economist, US (b. 1887) |
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| david lindsay keir British historian and Master of Balliol College, Oxford (1895-1973), GB (b. 1895) |
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| sayed ahmad keir Sudanese politician (b. 1905) |
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| david edwin keir Scottish journalist and Liberal Party politician (b. 1906) |
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colin keir Scottish politician (born 1959), GB (b. 1959) |
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| keir clark Canadian politician, CA (b. 1910) |
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| harry keir (b. 1902) |
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