How common is the surname Moyer?

37,050 people in the United States had the surname Moyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. It ranked 935th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moyer?

Stephen Moyer, British actor, followed by John Moyer.

Where is the surname Moyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Moyer in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Moyer getting more or less common?

More common. 36,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,050 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Moyer

A surname, carried by 37,050 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moyer is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,050 people named Moyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,421.

#935

rank among US surnames

37,050

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#926	Bean	37,571	8,218
#927	Dodson	37,566	8,219
#928	Mullen	37,502	8,233
#929	Xiong	37,499	8,233
#930	Hayden	37,451	8,244
#931	Cano	37,368	8,262
#932	Levy	37,228	8,293

Who is named Moyer

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

93% of people named Moyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moyers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Moyer
British actor, born 1969
John Moyer
American bassist (born 1973)
Jamie Moyer
American baseball pitcher, born 1962
Denny Moyer
American boxer, 1939–2010
Tawny Moyer
American actress, born 1957

Notable Moyers come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moyer

Moyer has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Moyer?: 37,050 people in the United States had the surname Moyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. It ranked 935th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moyer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Moyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moyer?: Stephen Moyer, British actor, followed by John Moyer.
Where is the surname Moyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Moyer in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Moyer getting more or less common?: More common. 36,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,050 in 2010, up 1.7%.