Heir Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
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
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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
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
Did you know?
The surname Heir is the
14th most popular variant of Hoare.