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Subject: Surname used as first name....
Author: Merrimentonson   (guest, 217.44.69.242)
Date: August 18, 2004 at 3:45:51 PM
Reply to: origin of the name Ayrton by Aderenti Alessandra
English surnames such as Ayrton, Wilson etc are commonly used as given names in Brazil. Ayrton is a well attested English surname, from Airton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, northern England.

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