Byerlee Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Byerlee Surname User-submission:

This surname is the combination of two words byer (a place for keeping cattle) and lee as in leeward (the side away from the wind). So Byerlee means 'people who lived downwind of the cattle'.

Byerlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2931:92,13510,536
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Byerlee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is the combination of two words byer (a place for keeping cattle) and lee as in leeward (the side away from the wind). So Byerlee means 'people who lived downwind of the cattle'.

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Byerlee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Byerlee Come From? nationality or country of origin

Byerlee is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Byerlee? popularity and diffusion

Byerlee is the 746,827th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Byerlee reside; 76 percent reside in Australasia and 76 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 92,135. In Australia it is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 95 percent are found, Queensland, where 2 percent are found and Victoria, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Australia Byerlee occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Byerlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Byerlee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Byerlee surname expanded 474 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byerlee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Byerlee surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Byerlee earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayerlee931/
Byerle9268/
Byerley862,546/
Beyerle861,329/
Bayerle86925/
Bierlee8688/
Bayrlee862/
Byerlye861/
Bearlee861/
Boyerle861/
Buyerle860/
Bayerler8031/
Bayerles808/
Beyerley805/
Bayerlet804/
Beyerler803/
Bayerley801/
Boeyerle800/
Byerly778,057/
Bierle77428/
Beyrle77421/
Beirle77149/
Buerle7799/
Beerle7790/
Beurle7777/
Bayrle7765/
Baerle7755/
Bjerle7726/
Bearle774/
Byerlé771/
Boyrle771/
Buyrle770/
Beyherlet7515/
Bauerle712,610/
Baierle712,038/
Beierle711,626/
Buehrle71875/
Bierley71693/
Beuerle71526/
Bearley71271/
Bierler7187/
Beerley7175/
Beurlet7165/
Byerlay7158/
Bayerli7146/
Bajerle7144/
Baehrle7143/
Beyerly7138/
Bejarle7136/
Beehrle7127/
Bojerle7118/
Beirley7113/
Bierlet7113/
Bjerler7111/
Beyerli7110/
Beurler715/
Beurley714/
Buerhle713/
Beirele713/
Bourlee713/
Bawerle712/
Beyerlé712/
Baerley712/
Buyerly711/
Byierly711/
Bouerle711/
Beharle711/
Bearles711/
Beayrle711/
Bayerleová711/
Beyrele711/
Beyrley711/
Bayerly711/
Buerley710/
Beurrle710/
Bearele710/
Bierlei710/
Bierlie710/
Bayrley710/
Boyerli710/
Wyerley710/
Beisrle710/
Beirlle710/
Bieirle710/
Boyerly710/
Bearelle67149/
Beurelle6727/
Bearlepp6721/
Baierles6711/
Bjerleus677/
Baierler674/
Baierley672/
Beierley672/
Buehrley672/
Baerelle672/
Beearley671/
Bauerlet671/
Bauuerle671/
Baierlle671/
Bayarles671/
Bayorley671/
Bearless671/
Beierlie670/
Beyerlay670/
Bearrele670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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