Explore the Family Name Fayer

The meaning of Fayer

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish fayer ‘fire’ or Yiddishized form of Feuer. 2. English: variant of Fair. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Gennady, Mikhail, Alik, Dmitry, Efim, Ganna, Grigoriy, Igor, Savely, Vladimir. Jewish Emanuel, Rakhil, Rivka.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fayer saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up from rank 52,714 to 52,037, representing a change of 1.28%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 369 in 2000 to 399 in 2010, marking an 8.13% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#52,037	1.28%
Count	369	399	8.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fayer

The ethnicity associated with the surname Fayer was predominantly white, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, more than 95% of people with this surname identified as white. There was a minimal increase of 0.10% from 2000 to 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in either year. In 2000, about 2.17% identified themselves as black, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. The census also noted a new appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, accounting for 2.26% of people with the Fayer surname, while there were none recorded in this category in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	95.49%	0.1%
Hispanic	0%	2.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.17%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%