Ayre

See also: ayre

English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eyrr.

Proper noun

Ayre

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

Etymology 2

English and Scottish surname, variant of Ayer.

Proper noun

Ayre (plural Ayres)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

References

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

Anagrams

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