Ayres is a surname that has origins in the Scottish borderland with England. Notable people with the surname include: Agnes Ayres (1898–1940), American silent film actor Alice Ayres (1859–1885), English nursemaid, honored for rescuing her three nieces from a burning building at the cost of her own life Anne Ayres (1816–1886), American Episcopalian nun Benjamin Ayres (born 1977) an actor, director, photographer Benjamin Ayres (instrument maker) (died c. 1775), an English instrument maker Bill Ayres, American radio talk show host, co-founder and executive director of World Hunger Year Caroline Ayres (born 1981), English basketball player Christopher Ayres (1965–2021), American voice actor Clara Ayres (1880–1917), American nurse during the First World War Clarence Edwin Ayres (1891–1972), American economist David Ayres (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey goaltender David Ayres (soldier) (1841–1916), Union Army Medal of Honor recipient Ed Ayres (disambiguation), multiple people Gary Ayres (born 1960), Australian rules footballer and coach Gillian Ayres (1930–2018), British painter Greg Ayres (born 1968), American voice actor Harry Ayres (footballer) (1920–2002), British footballer Harry Ayres (mountaineer) (1912–1987), New Zealand guide and mountaineer Helen Ayres, Australian violinist, member of the Seraphim Trio Ian Ayres (born 1959), American professor at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management Ian Ayres (filmmaker), American filmmaker João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos,...