How common is the surname Geier?

3,864 people in the United States had the surname Geier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,903 Americans. It ranked 8,518th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geier?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geier?

Oscar Geier, bobsledder (1882-1942).

Where is the surname Geier most common?

Wikidata records people named Geier in Switzerland.

Is the surname Geier getting more or less common?

More common. 3,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,864 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Geier

A surname, carried by 3,864 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). Geier is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,864 people named Geier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,903 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,814.

#8,518

rank among US surnames

3,864

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,022)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,511	Sainz	3,869	79,800
#8,512	Shedd	3,868	79,820
#8,517	Lepage	3,865	79,882
#8,518	Pegues	3,864	79,903
#8,523	Coursey	3,862	79,944
#8,525	Sines	3,861	79,965

Who is named Geier

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

96% of people named Geier identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geiers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Oscar Geier
Bobsledder (1882-1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geier

Geier 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 Geier?: 3,864 people in the United States had the surname Geier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,903 Americans. It ranked 8,518th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geier?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geier?: Oscar Geier, bobsledder (1882-1942).
Where is the surname Geier most common?: Wikidata records people named Geier in Switzerland.
Is the surname Geier getting more or less common?: More common. 3,814 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,864 in 2010, up 1.3%.