How common is the surname Payer?

866 people in the United States had the surname Payer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 356,519 Americans. It ranked 27,756th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Payer?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Payer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Payer?

Julius von Payer, Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915), followed by Sabine Payer.

Where is the surname Payer most common?

Wikidata records people named Payer in Austria and Germany.

Is the surname Payer getting more or less common?

More common. 827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 866 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Payer

A surname, carried by 866 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Payer is more common than 82.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 866 people named Payer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 356,519 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 827.

#27,756

rank among US surnames

866

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #27,439)

Who is named Payer

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

85% of people named Payer identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Payers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julius von Payer
Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915)
Sabine Payer
Austrian snowboarder, born 1992
Helge Payer
Association footballer, born 1979
Alexander Payer
Austrian snowboarder, born 1989

Notable Payers come mostly from Austria (3) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Payer

Payer has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Questions

How common is the surname Payer?: 866 people in the United States had the surname Payer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 356,519 Americans. It ranked 27,756th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Payer?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Payer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Payer?: Julius von Payer, Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915), followed by Sabine Payer.
Where is the surname Payer most common?: Wikidata records people named Payer in Austria and Germany.
Is the surname Payer getting more or less common?: More common. 827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 866 in 2010, up 4.7%.