Explore the Family Name Soyer

The meaning of Soyer

1. South German: topographic name for a person living on a lake, from Middle High German sēwaere ‘lake dweller’. 2. French and Walloon: variant of Sohier, from the ancient Germanic personal name Sigiheri, a compound of sigi ‘victory’ + heri ‘army’. It is also found in Britain, including in the Channel Islands, where it is in part of Huguenot origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Soyer has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the ranking was at 93,841 with 181 individuals carrying the name. The count increased by 11.05% to 201 in 2010, moving the rank up to 91,625. Despite this increase, the proportion of people bearing this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,841	#91,625	2.36%
Count	181	201	11.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soyer

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts from 2000 to 2010. A majority of individuals with the Soyer surname identified as White, which saw a marginal increase from 81.77% to 82.59%. Interestingly, there was a significant growth in those identifying as two or more races, jumping from 2.76% to 4.98%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Black reduced sharply, from 11.05% to 5.97%. Meanwhile, the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no recorded individuals in either year. The Hispanic category saw its first entries in 2010, representing 4.98% of the Soyer population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.77%	82.59%	1%
Black	11.05%	5.97%	-45.97%
Two or More Races	2.76%	4.98%	80.43%
Hispanic	0%	4.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%