# Dwyer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dwyer/  
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 Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,240 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,291 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,334 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (26,759 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dwyer 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) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dwyer in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dwyer

- R. Budd Dwyer, American politician (1939–1987)
- Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player
- Conor Dwyer, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion
- Patrick Dwyer, Australian sprinter
- Hilary Dwyer, British actress (1945-2020)
- Jim Dwyer, American journalist (1957-2020)
- Ruth Dwyer, American actress (1898-1978)
- Patrick Dwyer, American ice hockey player
- Florence P. Dwyer, American politician (1902-1976)
- Catherine Winifred Dwyer, Australian suffragist

## Similar surnames

Dyer, Dower, Drew, Derr, Durr, Darr, Darrow, Doerr, Dorr, Dore, Derry, Dear.

## 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.