How common is the surname Gayer?

1,365 people in the United States had the surname Gayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gayer?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gayer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Gayer most common?

Wikidata records people named Gayer in Austria.

Is the surname Gayer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, down 6.9%.

The surname Gayer

A surname, carried by 1,365 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gayer is more common than 87.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,365 people named Gayer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. That is down 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,466.

#19,731

rank among US surnames

1,365

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-6.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,652)

Who is named Gayer

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

91% of people named Gayer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gayers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karin Gayer
Austrian writer, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gayer

Gayer has the Soundex code G600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G600.

Questions

How common is the surname Gayer?: 1,365 people in the United States had the surname Gayer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gayer?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Gayer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gayer?: Karin Gayer, Austrian writer.
Where is the surname Gayer most common?: Wikidata records people named Gayer in Austria.
Is the surname Gayer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, down 6.9%.