How common is the last name Thayer?

15,779 people in the United States have the last name Thayer, about 1 in 18,943. It ranks #2,243 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

THAYER

#2,243

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,779
About
1 in 18,943
This common or more
49.1%
Who bears it

Of the 15,779 people with the last name Thayer, 90.1% reported their origin as White, 4.1% as two or more races and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Thayer

#2,241 Doran · 15,812#2,242 Hamlin · 15,805#2,244 Altman · 15,776#2,245 Rider · 15,764

Spelled almost the same

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

#97,359 Thyer · 200

Also a first name

As a first name, Thayer ranks #10,955 of 53,615, with 1,192 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2014, with 52 births. See Thayer as a first name

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