First found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.

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• Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
• Known spelling variations
• Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
• Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
• First settlers to North America
• Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ayler or a variant listed above: Henry Hayler, who sailed to Virginia in 1651; Arthur and Edward Ayler to Virginia in 1669; Adam Heyler to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1743; Michael Heyler to Philadelphia in 1751.

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