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There are approximately 8,032 people named Eyre in the UK. That makes it the 1,348th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 127 are named Eyre.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Eyre surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

EYRE. For the traditional origin of this name in the circumstance of a Norman kuiglit having, at the battle of Hastings, succoured duke William of Normandy and given him air when he was in danger of .suffocation — see Eng. Surn. ii. 3. The true meaning of the name seems to be heir (hajres) since the H.R. give us the forms of Le Eyr, and Le Eyre ; in fact the 0. Eng. orthography usually rejects the initial h in this word. Brother, Cousin, Friend, and

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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