How common is the last name Dyer?

46,255 people in the United States have the last name Dyer, about 1 in 6,462. It ranks #731 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DYER

#731

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
46,255
About
1 in 6,462
This common or more
36.2%
Who bears it

Of the 46,255 people with the last name Dyer, 80% reported their origin as White, 11.3% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dyer

#729 Snow · 46,310#730 Hobbs · 46,281#732 David · 45,954#733 Oneal · 45,929

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dyer, most common first.

#17,686 Dyar · 1,560

Also a first name

As a first name, Dyer ranks #37,394 of 53,615, with 209 people. See Dyer as a first name

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