Explore the Family Name Myler

The meaning of Myler

Welsh and Irish (Wexford): variant of Meyler, which was taken to Wexford, Ireland, in the 12th century by a Welsh family so named. The surname is from the Welsh personal name Meilyr (British Celtic The name contains post-medieval excrescent -s), and was Gaelicized as Mac Maoilir.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Myler has slightly increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked at position 20,945, but by 2010 it had climbed to 20,727, which signifies an improvement of 1.04%. The number of individuals with the Myler surname also rose from 1,170 to 1,276, marking a 9.06% increase. Despite these changes, the proportion of Mylers per 100,000 people remained static at 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,945	#20,727	1.04%
Count	1,170	1,276	9.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.43	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Myler

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity of those bearing the Myler surname. The majority of Mylers identify as White, with this group increasing slightly from 87.61% in 2000 to 88.32% in 2010. The percentage of Mylers identifying as Hispanic also saw a rise of 18.44%. However, there was a notable decrease of 14.55% among those identifying as Black, and a minor drop of 15.32% among those identifying with two or more races. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.39% and 0.71% of the Myler population, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.61%	88.32%	0.81%
Black	8.8%	7.52%	-14.55%
Hispanic	1.79%	2.12%	18.44%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0.94%	-15.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%