# Cypher (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cypher/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,365 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,731 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 226,187 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (1,326 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sipher |

## Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Seifer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cypher in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cypher in the United States.

## People named Cypher

- Jon Cypher, actor

## Similar surnames

Copher, Cooper, Chavarria, Chavira, Chaparro, Cofer, Cover, Copper, Caffrey, Chopra, Capra, Cheever.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.