How common is the surname Lyerly?

1,245 people in the United States had the surname Lyerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. It ranked 21,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Lyerly getting more or less common?

More common. 1,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,245 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Lyerly

A surname, carried by 1,245 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lyerly is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,245 people named Lyerly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,225.

#21,092

rank among US surnames

1,245

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,219)

Who is named Lyerly

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

80% of people named Lyerly identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Lyerly?: 1,245 people in the United States had the surname Lyerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. It ranked 21,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lyerly?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Lyerly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Lyerly getting more or less common?: More common. 1,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,245 in 2010, up 1.6%.