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Where Does The Last Name Byers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Byers is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Byers.

How Common Is The Last Name Byers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 10,353^rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 134,044 people. Byers is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Byers are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 146 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 43,739 people, or 1 in 8,287. In The United States Byers is most prevalent in: Texas, where 7 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Byers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Byers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Byers last name grew 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 382 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Byers last name are 18.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Byers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.62% more than the national average, earning R 426,852 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $50,348 CAD per year.