How common is the surname Geyer?

7,962 people in the United States had the surname Geyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,777 Americans. It ranked 4,456th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geyer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geyer?

Dean Geyer, Australian singer-songwriter and actor, followed by Karl Geyer.

Where is the surname Geyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Geyer in South Africa, Austria and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Geyer getting more or less common?

More common. 7,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,962 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Geyer

A surname, carried by 7,962 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). Geyer is more common than 97.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,962 people named Geyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,777 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,838.

#4,456

rank among US surnames

7,962

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,194)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,447	Allman	7,977	38,704
#4,448	Durkin	7,975	38,714
#4,449	Alvarenga	7,973	38,724
#4,451	Segal	7,972	38,729
#4,452	Earnest	7,968	38,748
#4,454	Nall	7,966	38,758
#4,455	Clanton	7,965	38,763

Who is named Geyer

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

95% of people named Geyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geyers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dean Geyer
Australian singer-songwriter and actor, born 1986
Karl Geyer
Association football player (1899-1998)
Franklin Pierce Geyer
(1853-1918) American police detective
Renée Geyer
Australian singer (1953–2023)

Notable Geyers come mostly from South Africa (1), Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geyer

Geyer 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 Geyer?: 7,962 people in the United States had the surname Geyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,777 Americans. It ranked 4,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geyer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geyer?: Dean Geyer, Australian singer-songwriter and actor, followed by Karl Geyer.
Where is the surname Geyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Geyer in South Africa, Austria and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Geyer getting more or less common?: More common. 7,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,962 in 2010, up 1.6%.