Sayres Surname
Approximately 618 people bear this surname
Sayres Surname Definition:
(English) One who sold silk or serge; one who assayed or tested metals, or tasted food; descendant of Saer or Sayer (victory, people).
Sayres Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 515 | 1:97,512 | 9,915 |
Sayres (26) may also be a first name.
Sayres Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who sold silk or serge; one who assayed or tested metals, or tasted food; descendant of Saer or Sayer (victory, people).
Sayres Demographics
Average Sayres Salary in
United States
$44,005 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sayres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayres Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayres (Marathi: सायरेस, Russian: Сайрес) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayres? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sayres is the 525,029th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. Sayres is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sayres reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 651,905. In The United States Sayres is most common in: West Virginia, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Sayres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sayres has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sayres Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sayres surname are 5.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.69% registered with the political party.
Sayres earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $44,005 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayres Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayres in the Marathi language | ||
| सायरेस | sayaresa | - |
| Sayres in the Russian language | ||
| Сайрес | sajres | - |
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Footnotes
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