How common is the surname Weyer?

3,004 people in the United States had the surname Weyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,778 Americans. It ranked 10,649th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weyer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Weyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weyer?

Sylvain Van de Weyer, Belgian politician and ambassador to Britain (1802-1874).

Where is the surname Weyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Weyer in Belgium.

Is the surname Weyer getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,004 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Weyer

A surname, carried by 3,004 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weyer is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,004 people named Weyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 102,778 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,117.

#10,649

rank among US surnames

3,004

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,644	Mattes	3,007	102,676
#10,645	Rosso	3,006	102,710
#10,647	Kan	3,005	102,744
#10,649	Weyer	3,004	102,778
#10,653	Anchondo	3,003	102,812
#10,657	Holz	3,002	102,847

Who is named Weyer

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

95% of people named Weyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sylvain Van de Weyer
Belgian politician and ambassador to Britain (1802-1874)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weyer

Weyer has the Soundex code W600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W600.

Questions

How common is the surname Weyer?: 3,004 people in the United States had the surname Weyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 102,778 Americans. It ranked 10,649th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weyer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Weyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weyer?: Sylvain Van de Weyer, Belgian politician and ambassador to Britain (1802-1874).
Where is the surname Weyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Weyer in Belgium.
Is the surname Weyer getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,004 in 2010, down 3.6%.