Ayre

From Old Norse eyrr.

Ayre

1. An area, called a sheading, in the north of the Isle of Man.

English and Scottish surname, variant of Ayer.

Ayre (plural Ayres)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ayre is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Ayre is most common among White (93.71%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ayre”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.

• Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN

• Arey, Ayer, Raye, Reay, Yare, aery, eyra, y'are, yare, year