Explore the Family Name Lyerly

The meaning of Lyerly

Altered form of German Leyerle or Swiss German Leyerli, both South German pet forms of Leyrer.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lyerly saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lyerly was ranked 20,219th in terms of the most common surnames in the United States, falling to 21,092nd by 2010 - a decrease of 4.32%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Lyerly surname slightly increased during this period, moving from 1,225 in 2000 to 1,245 in 2010 - an increase of 1.63%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 6.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,219	#21,092	-4.32%
Count	1,225	1,245	1.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.42	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lyerly

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts for the Lyerly surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White decreased from 87.18% to 80.32%, a change of -7.87%. There was a notable increase in those identifying with two or more races, jumping from 1.31% to 2.41%, marking an 83.97% increase. The Hispanic population also saw a significant increase at 172.64% going from 1.06% to 2.89%. Meanwhile, the Black population accounted for 9.71% in 2000 and increased to 13.65% in 2010, a growth of 40.58%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout the decade, indicating that either the data was suppressed for privacy or there were no individuals with the Lyerly surname identifying with these ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.18%	80.32%	-7.87%
Black	9.71%	13.65%	40.58%
Hispanic	1.06%	2.89%	172.64%
Two or More Races	1.31%	2.41%	83.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%