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

The last name Myers (Arabic: مرس) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Myêrs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Myers is the 1,567^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,075 people. The last name Myers is mostly found 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. It is also the 166,310^th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,056 people.

The last name Myers is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 293,199 people, or 1 in 1,236. In The United States Myers is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 137 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Myers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Myers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Myers last name are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.96% being registered with the 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.