Origins of the Ayres surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 274East Midlands 284West Midlands 191East 259London 1161South East 517South West 236South Wales 33Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ayreses lived in london

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    5,300 Ayres Travel & migration records
    44,000 Ayreses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ayres

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    974th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ayres surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Ayres first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ayreses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Ayreses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    206

    Laundress

    187

    General Servant Domestic

    152

    Domestic Servant

    132

    General Servant

    96

    Common male occupations for Ayreses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    349

    General Labourer

    224

    Farm Labourer

    205

    Bricklayer

    140

    Gardener

    104

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