Ayres Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ayres Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ayres family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 734
Agricultural Labourer 120
General Labourer 76
Labourer 41
Farm Labourer 38
Domestic Servant 38
Laundress 36
Dress Maker 35
General Servant 29
Living On Own Means 29
General Domestic Servant 26
General Servant Domestic 23
Gardener 22
Living On Her Own Means 19
Carpenter 18
Tailor 16
Dressmaker 14
Farmer 14
Bricklayer 13
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Police Constable 11
Coal Miner 11
Painter 10
Blacksmith 9
Errand Boy 9

Ayres Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ayres 100% 28,897
2 Ayers 60% 14,096
3 Eyres 80% 6,826
4 Eyers 40% 5,044
5 Airs 60% 1,290
6 Ayris 80% 1,185
7 Eayres 83% 745
8 Eayrs 60% 390
9 Eyears 33% 261
10 Ayress 83% 132
11 Eayers 50% 131
12 Airz 40% 129
13 Ayrs 80% 107

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The surname Ayres is the most popular version of all its varients

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