How common is the surname Heyer?

3,295 people in the United States had the surname Heyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,701 Americans. It ranked 9,827th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heyer?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heyer?

Conrad Heyer, (1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian.

Where is the surname Heyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Heyer in the United States.

Is the surname Heyer getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,295 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Heyer

A surname, carried by 3,295 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heyer is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,295 people named Heyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,701 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,301.

#9,827

rank among US surnames

3,295

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,100)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,818	Dieter	3,298	93,616
#9,821	Moline	3,296	93,673
#9,827	Polston	3,295	93,701
#9,830	Eisner	3,294	93,730
#9,833	Starrett	3,293	93,758
#9,834	Mauer	3,292	93,787
#9,836	Depasquale	3,290	93,844

Who is named Heyer

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

92% of people named Heyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Conrad Heyer
(1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heyer

Heyer has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

Questions

How common is the surname Heyer?: 3,295 people in the United States had the surname Heyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,701 Americans. It ranked 9,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heyer?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heyer?: Conrad Heyer, (1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian.
Where is the surname Heyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Heyer in the United States.
Is the surname Heyer getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,295 in 2010, down 0.2%.