Byers Surname
Approximately 54,367 people bear this surname
Byers Surname Definition:
Pl., or genit., of Byer, q.v.
Byers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,739 | 1:8,287 | 987 |
| Canada | 3,812 | 1:9,666 | 1,452 |
| England | 2,423 | 1:22,995 | 3,211 |
| Australia | 2,101 | 1:12,849 | 1,856 |
| Scotland | 796 | 1:6,726 | 1,047 |
| New Zealand | 477 | 1:9,493 | 1,651 |
| Northern Ireland | 312 | 1:5,914 | 1,081 |
| South Africa | 131 | 1:413,570 | 36,044 |
| Ireland | 121 | 1:38,917 | 3,091 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 62 | 1:1,600 | 275 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 444 | 1:9,977 | 1,445 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,066 | 1:22,866 | 3,197 |
| Scotland | 470 | 1:7,964 | 1,091 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,078 | 1:7,095 | 895 |
Byers (146) may also be a first name.
Byers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pl., or genit., of Byer, q.v.
(English) Dweller near a cattle shed; dweller at a land corner; one who purchased merchandise to sell to others.
The chateau of Biars in the canton of Isigni, La Manche, Normandy, had lords of its own name, temp. Conq. De Gerville. Mem. Soc. Ant. Norman 1825.
Or De Biars (Lower). See Avenel. The gallant General Sir William Byers was of this name.
Byers Demographics
Average Byers Salary in
United States
$41,713 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Byers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Byers occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Byers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,353rd most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 134,044 people. The surname Byers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Byers live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Byers is also the 763,528th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 146 people.
Byers is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 43,739 people, or 1 in 8,287. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Byers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Byers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Byers last name expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 382 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Byers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Byers last name are 18.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.25% being registered to vote for the 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.
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Byers Reference & Research
Boyer 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 Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Boyer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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