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    The surname Royer

    A surname, carried by 11,279 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Royer is more common than 98% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,279 people named Royer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,373 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,836.

    #3,203
    rank among US surnames
    11,279
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #3,069)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,194Haggerty11,32027,274
    #3,195Shuler11,31527,286
    #3,196Garvey11,30727,306
    #3,197Cardoso11,30427,313
    #3,198Nettles11,30227,318
    #3,200Burdette11,28427,361
    #3,201Villagomez11,28227,366

    Who is named Royer

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

    92% of people named Royer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Royers

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Royer
      Austrian footballer, born 1990
    • Robb Royer
      American songwriter, born 1942
    • Louis Royer
      Belgian sculptor (1793–1868)

    Notable Royers come mostly from Austria (1), the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Royer

    Royer has the Soundex code R600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Royer?
    11,279 people in the United States had the surname Royer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,373 Americans. It ranked 3,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Royer?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Royer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Royer?
    Daniel Royer, Austrian footballer, followed by Robb Royer.
    Where is the surname Royer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Royer in Austria, the United States and Belgium.
    Is the surname Royer getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,279 in 2010, up 4.1%.