How common is the surname Dyar?

1,613 people in the United States had the surname Dyar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. It ranked 17,472nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dyar?

Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr., American entomologist (1866-1929).

Where is the surname Dyar most common?

Wikidata records people named Dyar in the United States.

Is the surname Dyar getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,613 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Dyar

A surname, carried by 1,613 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dyar is more common than 89.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,613 people named Dyar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,640.

#17,472

rank among US surnames

1,613

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,463	Bazaldua	1,614	191,292
#17,472	Wisneski	1,613	191,411
#17,481	Searls	1,612	191,529

Who is named Dyar

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

94% of people named Dyar identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dyars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr.
American entomologist (1866-1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dyar

Dyar has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

Questions

How common is the surname Dyar?: 1,613 people in the United States had the surname Dyar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. It ranked 17,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dyar?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dyar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dyar?: Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr., American entomologist (1866-1929).
Where is the surname Dyar most common?: Wikidata records people named Dyar in the United States.
Is the surname Dyar getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,613 in 2010, down 1.6%.