Find out how popular the last name Eayrs is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eayrs.

Eayrs, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eayrs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eayrs in America

Eayrs is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eayrs surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eayrs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eayrs to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eayrs

The surname EAYRS is an English name that has its origins in the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "eare," which means "ear," or "plough land." The name likely referred to someone who lived on or worked on land shaped like an ear or a strip of land resembling an ear.

The earliest known records of the surname EAYRS date back to the 13th century in Yorkshire, England. Variations of the spelling included Eares, Eyers, and Eyers. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, there is a record of a John Eyers in Oxfordshire.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various records, including the Poll Tax returns of Yorkshire in 1379, which listed a Adam Eyers. The Pipe Rolls of Westmorland in 1301 also mentioned a Robert de Eyers.

One notable bearer of the EAYRS name was Sir John Eayrs, who was a member of the English Parliament in the 16th century, representing the borough of Stamford in Lincolnshire from 1554 to 1555.

In the 17th century, the EAYRS surname was found in various places, including Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. One example is Thomas Eayrs, who was born in Worcestershire in 1620 and served as a Captain in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War.

Another notable figure was Sir John Eayrs, who was born in Gloucestershire in 1679 and became a successful merchant and philanthropist. He founded the Eayrs Charity School in his hometown of Tetbury in 1712.

Moving into the 18th century, the EAYRS surname was still present in various parts of England. One notable individual was William Eayrs, born in Yorkshire in 1744, who was a renowned clockmaker and inventor of various horological devices.

In the 19th century, the EAYRS surname continued to be found in various regions of England, with some bearers of the name emigrating to other parts of the world, such as North America and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eayrs

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eayrs.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eayrs was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eayrs has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eayrs was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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