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    The surname Breyer

    A surname, carried by 1,248 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B660

    Breyer: #21,057 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Breyer #21,057, 1,248 people Breyer: #21,057 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Breyer #21,057, 1,248 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Breyer is more common than 87% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,248 people named Breyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,285.

    #21,057
    rank among US surnames
    1,248
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #19,455)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,048Zartman1,249247,194
    #21,057Breyer1,248247,392

    Who is named Breyer

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Breyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Breyers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ralph Theodore Breyer
      American swimmer (1904–1991)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Breyer

    Breyer has the Soundex code B660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B660.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Breyer?
    1,248 people in the United States had the surname Breyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Breyer?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Breyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Breyer?
    Ralph Theodore Breyer, American swimmer (1904–1991).
    Where is the surname Breyer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Breyer in the United States.
    Is the surname Breyer getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, down 2.9%.