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    The surname Hayter

    A surname, carried by 1,825 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H360

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayter is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,825 people named Hayter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,795.

    #15,922
    rank among US surnames
    1,825
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #15,078)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,922Hayter1,825169,176
    #15,931Murch1,824169,268

    Who is named Hayter

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

    82% of people named Hayter identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hayters

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ethan Hayter
      British cyclist, born 1998
    • George Hayter
      British artist (1792-1871)
    • Leo Hayter
      British cyclist, born 2001
    • Kristin Hayter
      American musician, born 1986
    • James Hayter
      British actor (1907–1983)

    Notable Hayters come mostly from the United Kingdom (3), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hayter

    Hayter has the Soundex code H360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H360.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hayter?
    1,825 people in the United States had the surname Hayter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,176 Americans. It ranked 15,922nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hayter?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hayter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hayter?
    Ethan Hayter, British cyclist, followed by George Hayter.
    Where is the surname Hayter most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hayter in the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States.
    Is the surname Hayter getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,795 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,825 in 2010, up 1.7%.