Byerly Surname

62,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Byerly 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'.

Byerly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9641:45,5125,549
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Guam81:20,0153,029
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1931:42,0944,918

Byerly (17) may also be a first name.

Byerly 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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Byerly Last Name Facts

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

Byerly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byerly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Byerly is the 62,318th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 904,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Byerly live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,964 people, or 1 in 45,512. In The United States Byerly is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Byerly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Byerly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Byerly last name expanded 668 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byerly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Byerly are 20.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.72% registered with the political party.

Byerly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $43,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byerley922,546/
Byerlay9258/
Beyerly9238/
Bayerly921/
Byierly921/
Buyerly921/
Boyerly920/
Beyerley865/
Bayerley861/
Beyerlay860/
Bierly831,579/
Baerly83249/
Bearly83178/
Beerly8377/
Byerle8368/
Beirly833/
Byerlé831/
Bgerly831/
Buerly831/
Beurly830/
Beyerle771,329/
Bayerle77925/
Bierley77693/
Byerlee77385/
Bauerly77324/
Bearley77271/
Beierly77106/
Beerley7775/
Bayerli7746/
Bowerly7744/
Buehrly7720/
Beirley7713/
Beyerli7710/
Beurley774/
Baierly774/
Beyerlé772/
Bayarly772/
Baerley772/
Beyrley771/
Beerlly771/
Boyerle771/
Boyerli770/
Buerley770/
Beairly770/
Bejerly770/
Beyrely770/
Buyerle770/
Bayrley770/
Baggerly71893/
Beggerly71141/
Beerelly71121/
Bayerler7131/
Bearelly7113/
Bayerles718/
Bayerlet714/
Beyerler713/
Beerilly713/
Buehrley712/
Beierley712/
Baierley712/
Bayerlee711/
Bayorley711/
Beearley711/
Boeyerle710/
Beerli671,191/
Bierle67428/
Beyrle67421/
Beirle67149/
Bourly67114/
Bierla67100/
Buerle6799/
Beerle6790/
Beurle6777/
Baggerley6770/
Bayrle6765/
Baerle6755/
Bayerlait6735/
Bjerle6726/
Buerli6721/
Beyherlet6715/
Baerli6710/
Bayerlipp677/
Bearle674/
Bearla673/
Bejrla673/
Bouyrelly671/
Byirla671/
Bayrla671/
Beerelluy671/
Beirla671/
Boyrle671/
Biggerley670/
Buirly670/
Buyrle670/
Bairly670/
Baurly670/

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Byerly Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Byerly
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