Explore the Family Name Dayer

The meaning of Dayer

English and Scottish: perhaps a variant of Dyer.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dayer has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 85,996th in popularity with a count of 202 people carrying the name, equating to roughly 0.07 per 100,000 individuals. However, by 2010, the rank had fallen to 97,210th and the count decreased slightly to 187, reducing the proportion per 100,000 individuals to approximately 0.06. This signifies a rate change of -13.04 in ranking and -7.43 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,996	#97,210	-13.04%
Count	202	187	-7.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dayer

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveal several shifts over the decade. Predominantly, the Dayer surname is associated with White ethnicity, accounting for 84.16% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 80.75% in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw a significant increase of 106.06%, rising from 5.45% in 2000 to 11.23% in 2010. The percentage of Black individuals with the Dayer surname also increased, albeit modestly, from 4.95% to 5.35%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased slightly from 2.97% to 2.67%. The figures for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained unchanged at 0.00%. All these changes reflect the evolving multicultural identity of the United States as seen through the lens of the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.16%	80.75%	-4.05%
Hispanic	5.45%	11.23%	106.06%
Black	4.95%	5.35%	8.08%
Two or More Races	2.97%	2.67%	-10.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%