Explore the Family Name Byerley

The meaning of Byerley

1. English: variant of Byerly. In England this is the more frequent spelling. 2. Americanized form of German Beierle or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Compare Bierley and Byerly.

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How common is the last name Byerley in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Byerley has slightly waned in the 2000-2010 period. The rank of the Byerley name dropped by 4.75 percent from 18,263 to 19,131 over the decade. However, the count of individuals carrying the surname slightly increased by 1.36 percent during this time, rising from 1,402 in 2000 to 1,421 in 2010. The proportion of the Byerley surname per 100,000 people declined by 7.69 percent, from 0.52 to 0.48.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,263	#19,131	-4.75%
Count	1,402	1,421	1.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.48	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Byerley

In terms of ethnicity, based again on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the distribution among the Byerley population observed some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of Byerleys identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 12 percent, while those reporting two or more ethnic identities more than doubled, jumping 108.45 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.19 percent. There was a rise in the proportion of Byerleys identifying as Hispanic, up by 22.22 percent. The proportions identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years, indicating no reported presence within this surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	94.79%	-1.19%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.53%	22.22%
Two or More Races	0.71%	1.48%	108.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.56%	12%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%