How common is the surname Colyer?

3,126 people in the United States had the surname Colyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. It ranked 10,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colyer?

Jeff Colyer, American politician in Kansas (born 1960).

Where is the surname Colyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Colyer in the United States.

Is the surname Colyer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,126 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Colyer

A surname, carried by 3,126 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). Colyer is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,126 people named Colyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,012.

#10,306

rank among US surnames

3,126

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,885)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,298	Myhre	3,129	98,672
#10,301	Massengale	3,128	98,704
#10,302	Brandes	3,127	98,735
#10,306	Elson	3,126	98,767
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830

Who is named Colyer

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

89% of people named Colyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Colyer
American politician in Kansas (born 1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colyer

Colyer 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 Colyer?: 3,126 people in the United States had the surname Colyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. It ranked 10,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colyer?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Colyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colyer?: Jeff Colyer, American politician in Kansas (born 1960).
Where is the surname Colyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Colyer in the United States.
Is the surname Colyer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,126 in 2010, up 3.8%.