How common is the surname Hyer?

2,929 people in the United States had the surname Hyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. It ranked 10,882nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hyer?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hyer?

Martha Hyer, American actress (1924–2014).

Where is the surname Hyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Hyer in the United States.

Is the surname Hyer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,929 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Hyer

A German surname, carried by 2,929 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). Hyer is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized spelling of German Heier, Hayer or Heyer.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,929 people named Hyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,634.

#10,882

rank among US surnames

2,929

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+11.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,075)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,880	Midgett	2,930	105,374
#10,882	Marciano	2,929	105,410
#10,886	Nova	2,928	105,446
#10,889	Linker	2,927	105,482
#10,890	Divine	2,926	105,518
#10,891	Lesley	2,925	105,554

Who is named Hyer

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

96% of people named Hyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martha Hyer
American actress (1924–2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hyer

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hyer come from?: Americanized spelling of German Heier, Hayer or Heyer.
How common is the surname Hyer?: 2,929 people in the United States had the surname Hyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,410 Americans. It ranked 10,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hyer?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hyer?: Martha Hyer, American actress (1924–2014).
Where is the surname Hyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Hyer in the United States.
Is the surname Hyer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,929 in 2010, up 11%.