Ayer (surname) explained

Ayer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. J. Ayer (1910–1989), British philosopher
• Caleb Ayer (1813–1883), American politician
• Claire D. Ayer (born 1948), Vermont politician
• David Ayer (born 1968), American screenwriter
• Donald B. Ayer (born 1949), United States Deputy Attorney General
• Edward E. Ayer (1841–1927), American antiquarian and benefactor of Newberry Library and the Field Museum of Natural History
• Francis Ayer (1848–1923), American advertising businessman
• Frederick Ayer (1822–1918), American businessman
• Frederick Ayer Jr. (1915–1974), American government official
• Harriet Hubbard Ayer (1849–1903), American cosmetics entrepreneur and journalist
• Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (born 1970), Turkish female referee
• James Cook Ayer (1818–1878), American patent medicine businessman
• Lewis Malone Ayer Jr. (1821–1895), Confederate politician
• Nat Ayer (1887–1952), British-American composer
• Richard S. Ayer (1829–1896), U.S. Representative from Virginia