Ard (surname)
Aird is a Scottish surname. Ard is an anglicized variant of the surname. Aird originates from a place name, either The Aird, an area of the County of Inverness, or Aird Farm near Hurlford, Ayrshire. Both of the place names derive from the Scottish Gaelic word àird meaning "height, promontory", or "headland".
People with the surname
;Aird- Alastair Aird, British royal courtier
- Catherine Aird, pseudonym of English novelist Kinn Hamilton McIntosh
- Fraser Aird, Canadian soccer player
- Holly Aird, British actress
- Jock Aird, Scotland and New Zealand footballer
- John Aird (disambiguation)
- Kenny Aird, Scottish footballer
- Lashrecse Aird, American politician
- Michael Aird, Australian politician
- Peter Aird, Scottish footballer
- Robert B. Aird, American neurologist
- Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and cricket administrator
- Thomas Aird, Scottish poet
- Billy Ard, American football player
- Jim Ard, American basketball player
- Kayla Ard, American basketball coach
- Ken Ard (dancer), American dancer, choreographer, actor and singer
- Ken Ard (politician), American politician
- Sam Ard, American stock car racing driver