How common is the surname Collyer?

1,004 people in the United States had the surname Collyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. It ranked 24,802nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Collyer?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Collyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Collyer?

June Collyer, American actress (1906–1968), followed by Bud Collyer.

Where is the surname Collyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Collyer in the United States.

Is the surname Collyer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,004 in 2010, down 2.7%.

The surname Collyer

An occupational surname, carried by 1,004 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Collyer is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Collier.

Collyer is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,004 people named Collyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. That is down 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,032.

#24,802

rank among US surnames

1,004

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2.7%

change since 2000 (was #23,104)

Who is named Collyer

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

91% of people named Collyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Collyers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

June Collyer
American actress (1906–1968)
Bud Collyer
American actor (1908–1969)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Collyer

Collyer has the Soundex code C460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C460.

Questions

How common is the surname Collyer?: 1,004 people in the United States had the surname Collyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,515 Americans. It ranked 24,802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Collyer?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Collyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Collyer?: June Collyer, American actress (1906–1968), followed by Bud Collyer.
Where is the surname Collyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Collyer in the United States.
What type of surname is Collyer?: Collyer is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Collyer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,004 in 2010, down 2.7%.