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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