How common is the surname Troyer?

16,981 people in the United States had the surname Troyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,182 Americans. It ranked 2,132nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Troyer?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Troyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Troyer?

Verne Troyer, American actor (1969-2018), followed by Ferdinand Julius von Troyer.

Where is the surname Troyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Troyer in the United States and Habsburg monarchy.

Is the surname Troyer getting more or less common?

More common. 13,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,981 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Troyer

A surname, carried by 16,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Troyer is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,981 people named Troyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,182 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,091.

#2,132

rank among US surnames

16,981

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+29.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,536)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,123	Dutton	17,057	18,101
#2,125	Flood	17,053	18,105
#2,127	Read	17,048	18,110
#2,128	Hobson	17,043	18,116
#2,129	Bustos	17,040	18,119
#2,130	Benedict	17,036	18,123
#2,131	Vandyke	17,030	18,130

Who is named Troyer

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

98% of people named Troyer identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Troyers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Verne Troyer
American actor (1969-2018)
Ferdinand Julius von Troyer
Bishop of Olomouc, 1698–1758

Notable Troyers come mostly from the United States (1) and Habsburg monarchy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Troyer

Troyer has the Soundex code T660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T660.

Questions

How common is the surname Troyer?: 16,981 people in the United States had the surname Troyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,182 Americans. It ranked 2,132nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Troyer?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Troyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Troyer?: Verne Troyer, American actor (1969-2018), followed by Ferdinand Julius von Troyer.
Where is the surname Troyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Troyer in the United States and Habsburg monarchy.
Is the surname Troyer getting more or less common?: More common. 13,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,981 in 2010, up 30%.