Baier

Baier (plural Baiers)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Baier is the 6482nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5238 individuals. Baier is most common among White (94.86%) individuals.

• Beria, Beira, Baire, beira, Eibar, erbia, abier

Baier m (weak, genitive Baiern, plural Baiern)

1. (historical) a member of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
2. (linguistics) a speaker of any Bavarian dialect (historical or contemporary)
3. Obsolete form of Bayer (“inhabitant or native of Bavaria”).

• The above distinction between Bayer and Baier is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today.

• Baiern
• bairisch, Bairisch

• Baierbach, Baierbrunn, Baierhof, Baiertal, Baierwein, Baierweg
• Baiersbach, Baiersbronn, Baiersfelde, Baiershof, Baiershofen, Baiertal

• “Baier” in Duden online