# Beyer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beyer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,641 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,937 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,563 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (17,910 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beyer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beyer in the United States and Austria.

## People named Beyer

- Brad Beyer, American actor
- Don Beyer, American politician and diplomat (born 1950)
- Troy Beyer, American actor, screenwriter and director
- Emil Beyer, American gymnast (1876–1934)
- Chad Beyer, American racing cyclist
- Eugen Beyer, Austrian Feldmarschalleutnant (1882-1940)
- H. Otley Beyer, American anthropologist (1883–1966)
- Johanna Beyer, American composer (1888–1944)
- Dick Beyer, American professional wrestler

## Similar surnames

Boyer, Bayer, Bowyer, Byer, Bear, Beer, Behr, Beery, Beier, Berry, Bauer, Barry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.