Tyrer Surname

117,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tyrer Surname Definition:

Lit. Attirer, the equiv. of Tyerman, q.v.

Tyrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4611:22,6403,162
United States4501:805,46462,023
Australia2881:93,73510,700
Canada1671:220,63221,263
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Wales951:32,5743,273
Israel841:101,87711,676
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Chile321:550,51513,718
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
France121:5,535,227269,324
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3251:18,3972,652
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Tyrer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lit. Attirer, the equiv. of Tyerman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stephen, Robert Terrer or Terrier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From Tyrie; a location name in Aberdeen (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tyrer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyrer is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyrer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,247th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,855,282 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Tyrer are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

Tyrer is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2,461 people, or 1 in 22,640. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 24 percent reside, Lancashire, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Tyrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tyrer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tyrer last name grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 396 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tyrer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tyrer surname are 27.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.44% registered with the party.

The amount Tyrer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning R 257,832 per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teyrer914/
Tayrer914/
Tyreer913/
Toyrer911/
Tyrier911/
Theyrer8316/
Teyrier838/
Tyorger831/
Tyreejr831/
Tyrrerr830/
Terer808,625/
Tirer8031/
Terere73624/
Terrer73572/
Therer73233/
Thérer7353/
Tireur7352/
Teurer7335/
Thirer7330/
Tyrair7323/
Titrer7313/
Tereer7312/
Tyrgir739/
Tirier738/
Teirer734/
Tirrer733/
Tereur732/
Tierer732/
Tererz731/
Terert731/
Tirher731/
Tirger731/
Tehrer730/
Toirer730/
Tearer730/
Theurer674,558/
Thierer671,235/
Therere67294/
Terreur6787/
Teerere6732/
Thireur6726/
Thuirer6720/
Trehair6717/
Toirier6712/
Thérier6710/
Tirrier674/
Terrere672/
Thereur672/
Terrerr671/
Terrerd671/
Thirier671/
Thirere671/
Theerer670/
Theirer670/
Tereher670/
Thearer670/
Dtterer670/

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Tyrer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tyrer
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