# Boyer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/boyer/  
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 French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,742 |
| US rank (2010) | 676 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,085 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (49,601 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Boyer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Boyer 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Boyer in the United States and Haiti.

## People named Boyer

- Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist (1918–2018)
- Jean-Pierre Boyer, 2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)
- Carl Benjamin Boyer, American mathematician and historian (1906–1976)
- Herbert Boyer, American researcher and businessman
- Anne Boyer, American poet and essayist
- Gregory Boyer, American water polo player and coach
- Ken Boyer, American baseball player and coach (1931–1982)
- Tristan Boyer, American tennis player
- Jacques Boyer, American racing cyclist
- Joe Boyer, American racing driver (1890–1924)
- Rod Fontana, American pornographic actor and director

## Similar surnames

Beyer, Bayer, Bowyer, Byer, Bower, Booher, Bohr, Boer, Boor, Bowery, Berry, Bauer.

## 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.