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

The last name Myers (Arabic: مرس) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Myêrs. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

Myers is the 1,567^th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,075 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Myers are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Myers is also the 166,310^th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,056 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 293,199 people, or 1 in 1,236. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 137 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Myers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Myers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Myers last name expanded 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 184 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Myers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Myers surname are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Myers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.17% more than the national average, earning 464,326 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.94% more than the national average, earning R 387,204 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.98% less than the national average, earning $18,165,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,240 CAD per year.