How common is the surname Byrd?

92,904 people in the United States had the surname Byrd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,323 Americans. It ranked 331st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Byrd?

Richard E. Byrd, American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957), followed by Robert Byrd.

Where is the surname Byrd most common?

Wikidata records people named Byrd in the United States, Brazil and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.

Is the surname Byrd getting more or less common?

More common. 88,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 92,904 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Byrd

A surname, carried by 92,904 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). Byrd is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 92,904 people named Byrd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,323 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 88,811.

#331

rank among US surnames

92,904

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#322	Hopkins	96,810	3,189
#323	Campos	96,111	3,212
#324	Barnett	95,681	3,227
#325	Bates	95,622	3,229
#326	Chambers	94,988	3,250
#327	Caldwell	93,944	3,286
#328	Beck	93,786	3,292

Who is named Byrd

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

59% of people named Byrd identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Byrds

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
Robert Byrd
American politician (1917–2010)
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)
Dan Byrd
Actor, born 1985
Charlie Byrd
American jazz guitarist (1925–1999)
Chris Byrd
American boxer, born 1970
Eugene Byrd
American actor, with numerous film, tv, and voice acting roles, born 1975
Harry F. Byrd
American politician and newspaper publisher (1887–1966)
Richard Byrd
American discus thrower (1892–1958)
Ralph Byrd
American actor (1909–1952)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor (1950–2020)
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and music, 1934–2007

Notable Byrds come mostly from the United States (17), Brazil (1) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Bird

Surnames that sound like Byrd

Byrd 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 Byrd?: 92,904 people in the United States had the surname Byrd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,323 Americans. It ranked 331st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byrd?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Byrd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Byrd?: Richard E. Byrd, American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957), followed by Robert Byrd.
Where is the surname Byrd most common?: Wikidata records people named Byrd in the United States, Brazil and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.
Is the surname Byrd getting more or less common?: More common. 88,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 92,904 in 2010, up 4.6%.
What are other spellings of Byrd?: Bird.