Myres Surname

178,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Myres Surname Definition:

From the lands of Myres in the parish of Auchtermuchtv, Fifeshire. The family so named held the office of hereditary macers and sergeants at arms of Falkland Palace (SN&Q., X,p. 25).

Myres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4401:251,70823,913
Liberia3491:12,6321,352
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England701:795,97243,050
Canada571:646,41452,764
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5101:7,714990

Myres (413) may also be a first name.

Myres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Myres in the parish of Auchtermuchtv, Fifeshire. The family so named held the office of hereditary macers and sergeants at arms of Falkland Palace (SN&Q., X,p. 25).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Myres Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Myres Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Myres is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myres? popularity and diffusion

The surname Myres is the 178,851st most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,053,015 people. The surname Myres occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Myres live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Myres is also the 423,230th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 413 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,440 people, or 1 in 251,708. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 15 percent reside and Ghana, where 14 percent reside.

Myres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Myres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Myres surname decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Myres Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Myres surname is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Myres last name are 17.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Myres earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyres91622/
Myrets91149/
Myhres9190/
Meyres9116/
Mayres9111/
Myress912/
Myrese911/
Myreis911/
Myrhes911/
Myrzes911/
Myresh911/
Moyres910/
Myrees910/
Mmyres910/
Myre892,797/
Mres8923/
Mayreis8329/
Meyries8317/
Meyreis834/
Mayresh831/
Maytres831/
Mayries830/
Myhre8011,311/
Myrie805,078/
Meres803,335/
Mires802,670/
Meyre80824/
Myree80349/
Myrer80161/
Mayre8089/
Mytre8057/
Mhyre8051/
Myore8040/
Myrex8037/
Myrre8016/
Myrhe8015/
Muyre8015/
Myris8014/
Myrze8010/
Méres808/
Moyre807/
Myrei807/
Myret806/
Mresh806/
Myrez801/
Myrsø801/
Myred801/
Myrea800/
Myrey800/
Mayresse7724/
Meyreiss773/
Mieres7313,293/
Meares733,194/
Merges73820/
Myhrer73662/
Meyrer73445/
Meeres73407/
Moires73293/
Mereus73212/
Mayrer73158/
Meytre73134/
Mérges73132/
Myrice73129/
Metres73123/
Meures73109/
Maires73103/
Mitres7394/
Myrrhe7381/
Meries7363/
Meyret7359/
Merres7355/
Mereis7353/
Meires7352/
Mirees7352/
Mirres7349/
Miries7348/
Meresz7344/
Muires7343/
Mirzes7343/
Moyret7341/
Meress7335/
Muyris7334/
Merese7332/
Mayrie7329/
Merets7328/
Merzes7324/
Moyrer7323/
Meyris7321/
Myryts7321/
Merhes7320/
Meresh7317/
Myrhed7317/
Mresse7316/
Mirets7314/
Miresh7313/
Myrysh7313/
Myhree7311/
Mayret7311/
Myrrie7310/
Mayris7310/
Maytre7310/
Mehres7310/
Mythre738/
Mijres738/
Moyrie737/
Merest737/
Mireus735/
Mayree735/
Mireis734/
Mauyre733/
Mirese733/
Mayreh733/
Miores733/
Mhytre732/
Myrhee732/
Myriss732/
Myrett731/
Mirges731/
Merehs731/
Mheres731/
Mresch731/
Maíres731/
Meyrys731/
Mayrex731/
Mujres731/
Merees731/
Mesres731/
Myrrys731/
Myrèse731/
Mytrea731/
Myhrei731/
Myhrys731/
Meyrei730/
Majres730/
Mihres730/
Moyris730/
Myrris730/
Myrrer730/
Mireas730/
Mire6729,749/
Mere6723,753/
Meresse672,947/
Myra67565/
Meireis67251/
Miresse67183/
Muijres67175/
Mireisz6773/
Meereis6761/
Méresse6758/
Meiries6753/
Metress6749/
Myrehed6731/
Merries6730/
Mhetres6729/
Myry6726/
Meyreiß6725/
Mehresh6719/
Mereish6716/
Mère6716/
Mrez6715/
Meretse6713/
Myri6712/
Mireash679/
Meriesh678/
Myreice678/
Maytret678/
Miereis678/
Maitres677/
Mayrice676/
Metrese675/
Mythree675/
Mergesh675/
Meheres674/
Mythris673/
Mierres673/
Mytrysh673/
Maireis672/
Mairese672/
Mitress672/
Märe672/
Mére672/
Mayrish671/
Maytree671/
Mearese671/
Meeresh671/
Mihrest671/
Miorhes671/
Mireshe671/
Meyhrer671/
Meytrey671/
Mereesh671/
Mergess671/
Moyrris671/
Meirees671/
Maayred671/
Mairets671/
Mayrays671/
Mayreiß671/
Mayrios671/
Mouyrey671/
Meyruis671/
Meysret671/
Moisres671/
Mireesh671/
Merrets671/
Mytrysz671/
Mieress671/
Mahayre671/
Mieries671/
Myrj671/
Misrees671/
Mereash671/
Merreus671/
Meyrice671/
Mayriss670/
Mayread670/
Merresc670/
Mytrice670/
Myreath670/
Mereuss670/
Meretts670/
Mehreus670/

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