How common is the surname Byard?

1,972 people in the United States had the surname Byard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,565 Americans. It ranked 14,986th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Byard?

Jaki Byard, American musician (1922-1999), followed by Kevin Byard.

Where is the surname Byard most common?

Wikidata records people named Byard in the United States.

Is the surname Byard getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,972 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Byard

A surname, carried by 1,972 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Byard is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,972 people named Byard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,565 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,000.

#14,986

rank among US surnames

1,972

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,855)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,979	Traore	1,973	156,485
#14,986	Fuentez	1,972	156,565
#14,991	Nicola	1,971	156,644
#14,995	Stutler	1,970	156,724

Who is named Byard

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

78% of people named Byard identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Byards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jaki Byard
American musician (1922-1999)
Kevin Byard
American football player (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Byard

Byard has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Byard?: 1,972 people in the United States had the surname Byard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,565 Americans. It ranked 14,986th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byard?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Byard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Byard?: Jaki Byard, American musician (1922-1999), followed by Kevin Byard.
Where is the surname Byard most common?: Wikidata records people named Byard in the United States.
Is the surname Byard getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,972 in 2010, down 1.4%.