Byerley Surname
Approximately 2,546 people bear this surname
Byerley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Byre-Lea. [Old English byre, a cattle-stall, shed + leáh (Middle English ley]
Read More About This SurnameByerley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,100 | 1:172,599 | 17,400 |
| England | 154 | 1:361,806 | 25,827 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 359 | 1:139,885 | 13,187 |
Byerley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Byre-Lea. [Old English byre, a cattle-stall, shed + leáh (Middle English ley]
(English), Field near byar or cow-house.
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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Average Male Byerley Height
177.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Byerley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byerley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Byerley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Byerley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,498th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,862,351 people. The surname Byerley is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Byerley are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,100 people, or 1 in 172,599. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 9 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Byerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Byerley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Byerley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Byerley surname are 24.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Byerley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.88% more than the national average, earning R 408,444 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $50,321 CAD per year.
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Byerley Reference & Research
Byerley 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
- 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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