Byars Surname
Approximately 9,887 people bear this surname
Byars Surname User-submission:
Byars is a Scottish variant of the surname Byers. Possibly also an americanized spelling of the German Bayer.
Byars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,281 | 1:39,054 | 4,815 |
| Scotland | 236 | 1:22,686 | 2,561 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 137 | 1:27,323 | 2,433 |
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,175 | 1:42,739 | 4,981 |
Byars (26) may also be a first name.
Byars Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Byars is a Scottish variant of the surname Byers. Possibly also an americanized spelling of the German Bayer.
- annasizeByars Demographics
Average Male Byars Height
177.08 cm
Average Female Byars Height
164.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Byars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byars Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Byars occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Byars? popularity and diffusion
It is the 51,813th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 737,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Byars are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,281 people, or 1 in 39,054. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Byars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Byars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Byars last name grew 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 505 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Byars Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Byars last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Byars earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning R 283,008 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32% more than the national average, earning $65,580 CAD per year.
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Byars Reference & Research
Byard One-name Study - A profile of the Byard surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Byars FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Byars FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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