Stairs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A. Edison Stairs (1924–2010), Canadian politician Denis Stairs (engineer) (1889–1980), Canadian engineer and businessman Denis Stairs (political scientist) (born 1939), Canadian science professor Ernest W. Stairs (1873–1941), Canadian politician Ingrid Stairs, Canadian astronomer Jess M. Stairs (born 1942), American politician John Fitzwilliam Stairs (1848–1904), Canadian businessman and politician Matt Stairs (born 1968), Canadian baseball player William Grant Stairs (1863–1892), Canadian-British explorer, leader of the Stairs Expedition William J. Stairs (born 1956), Canadian politician William Machin Stairs (1789–1865), Canadian merchant, banker, statesman
See also Steers (surname)