Layer Family History
Layer Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places in Essex – Layer Breton Layer de la Haye and Layer Marney – all named from a river name Leire the name of a small stream thought to be from a Celtic word meaning ‘mud’. English: nickname or status name from Anglo-Norman French le eyr ‘the heir’. Compare Ayer . English: occupational name for a stone layer Middle English leyer leghere; the job of the layer was to position the stones worked by the masons. German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lay .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022