Moyer Surname
Approximately 51,967 people bear this surname
Moyer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the mower,' a corruption of Mawer, which see.
1776. Married — John Charles England and Mary Mower or Moyer: St. George, Hanover Square.
Moyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48,375 | 1:7,493 | 890 |
| Canada | 2,029 | 1:18,159 | 2,572 |
| France | 745 | 1:89,158 | 12,789 |
| Mexico | 156 | 1:795,681 | 11,628 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Puerto Rico | 78 | 1:45,515 | 1,091 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,444 | 1:4,388 | 545 |
The alternate forms: Moyér (2) & Móyer (1) are calculated separately.
Moyer (206) may also be a first name.
Moyer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the mower,' a corruption of Mawer, which see.
1776. Married — John Charles England and Mary Mower or Moyer: St. George, Hanover Square.
Now Weir, q.v
(Irish) The son of the steward.
Moyer Demographics
Moyer Political Affiliation
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Moyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moyer (Marathi: मोयेर, Russian: Мойер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Moyér or Móyer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moyer is the 10,808th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,234 people. Moyer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Moyer are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moyer is also the 630,600th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 206 people.
The last name Moyer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 48,375 people, or 1 in 7,493. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Moyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moyer surname rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moyer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Moyer last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moyer last name are 18.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.04% registered with the political party.
The amount Moyer earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,637 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moyer in the Marathi language | ||
| मोयेर | moyera | - |
| Moyer in the Russian language | ||
| Мойер | mojer | - |
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Moyer Reference & Research
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Myers 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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