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    The surname Cryer

    An occupational surname, carried by 3,168 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C660

    Cryer: #10,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cryer #10,180, 3,168 people Cryer: #10,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cryer #10,180, 3,168 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cryer is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

    Cryer 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 3,168 people named Cryer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,124.

    #10,180
    rank among US surnames
    3,168
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #9,546)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,174Labrie3,17197,365
    #10,176Swinford3,17097,396
    #10,179Tennison3,16997,427
    #10,180Cryer3,16897,458
    #10,184Crumpler3,16697,519
    #10,185Hakim3,16597,550

    Who is named Cryer

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

    75% of people named Cryer identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cryers

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jon Cryer
      American actor, born 1965
    • David Cryer
      American actor, born 1936

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cryer?
    3,168 people in the United States had the surname Cryer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,458 Americans. It ranked 10,180th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cryer?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Cryer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cryer?
    Jon Cryer, American actor, followed by David Cryer.
    Where is the surname Cryer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cryer in the United States.
    What type of surname is Cryer?
    Cryer is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Cryer getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,168 in 2010, up 1.4%.