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ayers Name Meaning and History

English: derivative of Ayer. The -s most probably represents a trace of the Latin nominative singular in heres ‘heir’, but it may also signify the son or servant of someone known as ‘the heir’, i.e. someone who was heir to some great estate.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of ayers Families in the US in 1920
Number of ayers families
 184-365
 62-183
 1-61
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