How common is the surname Overmyer?

2,106 people in the United States had the surname Overmyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. It ranked 14,238th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Overmyer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Overmyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Overmyer?

Robert F. Overmyer, American astronaut (1936–1996).

Where is the surname Overmyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Overmyer in the United States.

Is the surname Overmyer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,106 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Overmyer

A surname, carried by 2,106 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Overmyer is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,106 people named Overmyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,062.

#14,238

rank among US surnames

2,106

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,513)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,233	Gully	2,107	146,533
#14,238	Hassinger	2,106	146,603
#14,247	Mikhail	2,105	146,672

Who is named Overmyer

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

95% of people named Overmyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Overmyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert F. Overmyer
American astronaut (1936–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Overmyer

Overmyer has the Soundex code O165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O165.

Questions

How common is the surname Overmyer?: 2,106 people in the United States had the surname Overmyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,603 Americans. It ranked 14,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Overmyer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Overmyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Overmyer?: Robert F. Overmyer, American astronaut (1936–1996).
Where is the surname Overmyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Overmyer in the United States.
Is the surname Overmyer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,106 in 2010, up 2.1%.