How common is the surname Byram?

2,603 people in the United States had the surname Byram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Byram most common?

Wikidata records people named Byram in the United States.

Is the surname Byram getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Byram

A surname, carried by 2,603 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Byram is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,603 people named Byram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,609.

#11,998

rank among US surnames

2,603

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,154)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703

Who is named Byram

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

95% of people named Byram identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Byrams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amick Byram
American actor, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Byram

Byram has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Byram?: 2,603 people in the United States had the surname Byram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byram?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Byram identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Byram?: Amick Byram, American actor.
Where is the surname Byram most common?: Wikidata records people named Byram in the United States.
Is the surname Byram getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, down 0.2%.