Where does the surname Aid come from?

Question: Where does the surname Aid come from!?

My grandparents' name is Aid!. I know that my grandpa Frank's mother was named Katie Aid!. I have been told she was Irish but when I look it up, I never find the name Aid anywhere in Ireland!. Any help would be great!. Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Could have started out a gaeilge name!.The British frowned on using Irish and it might have been changed to Aid then!.

There are some Ayd's here who arrived from Ireland
http://search!.ancestry!.com/cgi-bin/sse!.d!.!.!.
Another interesting site
http://ifhf!.brsgenealogy!.com/surnames!.ph!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Early immigrants came from Ireland, Scotland, Germany and France!.

I think to find out where your particular Aid family came from, you will have to do the research!.

Early Ayds came from Germany!.

Do you know where your great grandma Kate lived!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Two alternatives are :

Aydt: Last name origin & meaning:
German: variant spelling of Eidt!.
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Aide: Last name origins & meanings:
French: either from the masculine noun aide meaning ‘helper’, ‘assistant’, or the feminine one, aide, meaning ‘help’, ‘assistance’!.
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It might be because either her surname was spelled differently than the Aid spelling!.

It does however sound Irish / Scottish!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Scotland or IrelandWww@QuestionHome@Com

Africa, every one has aids thereWww@QuestionHome@Com

CHIMPSWww@QuestionHome@Com

No Idea! !? Www@QuestionHome@Com