How common is the last name Meyer?

147,096 people in the United States have the last name Meyer, about 1 in 2,032. It ranks #183 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MEYER

#183

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
147,096
About
1 in 2,032
This common or more
21.7%
Who bears it

Of the 147,096 people with the last name Meyer, 91.9% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Meyer

#181 Wagner · 149,267#182 Boyd · 147,346#184 Stone · 147,006#185 Robertson · 146,630

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Meyer, most common first.

#1,381 Meier · 25,215#28,136 Meer · 903#58,068 Meher · 378#76,719 Meuer · 270#93,282 Meyr · 211

Also a first name

As a first name, Meyer ranks #7,969 of 53,615, with 1,851 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1917, with 214 births. See Meyer as a first name

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