Ayatsbehers sound like basque, there is a surname AYATS in Nabarra, Jaime Kerexeta speaks about AYATS in Gipuzkoa. The sufix BERS, is common in many surnames of the French Basque Country, and also the sufix or prefix BEHER, that can be "down" in the case of Beher, or "the other" in the case of BERS, so the meaning of the surname can be "The other house Ayats", or "the house Ayats of down". In the books that I have about basque surnames, is not rated, but I am completely sure that is a basque surname, without any doubt.

As is not rated in the books, I am very interested in knowing any discovery you can do in a future about this surname.

AYATS can be a variation of AIARTZ, with the meaning of "Slope place", other authors says that the meaning is "heath" or heather.

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jaume_ayats at telefonica dot net 11-Jun-2007 10:04 #5448 My name is Jaime Ayats, there is a documented thread for this surnanme in the Ampurdan (in Catalan Amporda) at least from 1600. People from the family looking at this kind of staff suggested came from Mediterranian france
lulee7777 at yahoo dot com 01-Apr-2007 14:04 #4893 Ayabarrena was my grandfathers maternal last name. Barrena also refers to below or in the valley (as does beher). It seems to have the same meaning as Ayatsbehers. I wonder if its a variation of the same name.
amayaayastuy at aol dot com 10-Apr-2005 12:36 #1414 You missed the surname Ayastuy which comes from the region of Guipuzkoa (Onate and Mondragon. I don't know if this relates in any way to Ayatsbehers which I have never heard of.
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