How common is the surname Oyer?

2,313 people in the United States had the surname Oyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. It ranked 13,214th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Oyer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,313 in 2010, up 73%.

The surname Oyer

A surname, carried by 2,313 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oyer is more common than 91.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,313 people named Oyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,335.

#13,214

rank among US surnames

2,313

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+73.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,916)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,210	Wigfall	2,314	133,425
#13,214	Pattillo	2,313	133,483
#13,219	Devitt	2,312	133,540
#13,221	Vanvalkenburg	2,311	133,598

Who is named Oyer

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

93% of people named Oyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Oyer?: 2,313 people in the United States had the surname Oyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,483 Americans. It ranked 13,214th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oyer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Oyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Oyer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,313 in 2010, up 73%.