# Ayers (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ayers/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname from Middle English from Middle English eir (“heir”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 39,623 |
| US rank (2010) | 875 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,792 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (38,836 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ayars |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ayers in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ayers in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Ayers

- Roy Ayers, American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025)
- Dick Ayers, American comic book artist (1924-2014)
- Roy E. Ayers, American politician (1882-1955)
- Henry Ayers, Australian politician (1821-1897)

## Similar surnames

Ayres, Arias, Araujo, Arce, Arriaga, Araiza, Archie, Arceo, Argo, Ariza, Arocho, Arauz.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.