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    The surname Cyphers

    A surname, carried by 2,063 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C162

    Cyphers: #14,474 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cyphers #14,474, 2,063 people Cyphers: #14,474 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cyphers #14,474, 2,063 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cyphers is more common than 91.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,063 people named Cyphers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,659 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,028.

    #14,474
    rank among US surnames
    2,063
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #13,712)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,465Banes2,065149,514
    #14,468Flavin2,064149,586
    #14,474O'Hanlon2,063149,659
    #14,478Kelson2,062149,731

    Who is named Cyphers

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

    84% of people named Cyphers identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Cypherss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Charles Cyphers
      American actor (1939–2024)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cyphers

    Cyphers has the Soundex code C162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C162.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cyphers?
    2,063 people in the United States had the surname Cyphers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,659 Americans. It ranked 14,474th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cyphers?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Cyphers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cyphers?
    Charles Cyphers, American actor (1939–2024).
    Where is the surname Cyphers most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cyphers in the United States.
    Is the surname Cyphers getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,063 in 2010, up 1.7%.