Heir Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devon 1
Durham 1
Essex 4
Glamorgan 10
Hampshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 9
London 23
Monmouthshire 1
Northumberland 13
Northamptonshire 3
Surrey 3
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 3
Wiltshire 2
Yorkshire 13
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Flintshire 0
Gloucestershire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Norfolk 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Westmorland 0
Worcestershire 0

Heir Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heir family

Profession Census Frequency
Miner 5
Farmer 4
Female Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Pupil 2
Soldier 1
Agricultural Female Servant 1
Mine Peler 1
Apprentice 1
Merchant 1
Grocer 1
Male Servant 1
Artist 1
Undertaker 1
Weaver 1
Smith 1
Shoemaker 1
Cartman 1
Upholsterer Journeyman 1
Blacksmith 1
House Keeper 1
Currier 1
Clothier 1
Independant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Heir

Name Census Frequency
John Heir 88
William Heir 74
Mary Heir 57
Elizabeth Heir 50
George Heir 43
James Heir 39
Sarah Heir 37
Jane Heir 33
Henry Heir 32
Thomas Heir 31
Margaret Heir 29
Ann Heir 23
Robert Heir 22
Joseph Heir 16
Catherine Heir 14
Charles Heir 13
Alice Heir 10
Edward Heir 10
Frederick Heir 10
Emma Heir 9
Francis Heir 9
Richard Heir 9
Ellen Heir 8
Isabella Heir 8
Alfred Heir 7

Heir Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hoare 40% 37,453
2 Hare 25% 33,037
3 Eyre 25% 25,456
4 Ayre 0% 12,314
5 Hore 25% 10,069
6 Hoar 50% 9,357
7 Ohara 20% 4,803
8 Hair 75% 4,775
9 Hara 25% 2,644
10 Ohare 20% 2,625
11 Houre 40% 1,671
12 Ahier 40% 1,603
13 Hire 50% 1,089
14 Heir 100% 1,016
15 Hora 25% 966
16 Hear 75% 963
17 Heare 60% 807
18 Air 50% 714
19 Hier 50% 702
20 Haire 60% 564
21 Harie 40% 521
22 Hour 50% 514
23 Hoore 40% 483
24 Here 50% 259
25 Aire 25% 220
26 Hoer 50% 217
27 Heer 75% 215
28 Har 50% 130
29 Hure 25% 128
30 Hoor 50% 114

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The surname Heir is the 14th most popular variant of Hoare.

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