Explore the Family Name Yeary

The meaning of Yeary

1. Most probably a variant of Irish Geary. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German Gehring.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Yeary has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yeary was ranked as the 10,408th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 2,838 individuals bearing this name. However, by 2010, its rank fell to 11,223 and the count dropped slightly to 2,818, representing a decline of approximately 0.7%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Yeary surname per 100,000 population decreased by 8.57% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,408	#11,223	-7.83%
Count	2,838	2,818	-0.7%
Proportion per 100k	1.05	0.96	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yeary

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Yeary, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Yeary surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased from 92.42% in 2000 to 91.48% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, moving from 0.46% to 0.85%, as well as individuals claiming two or more races, which increased from 1.62% to 2.20%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose from 1.37% to 1.70%. Conversely, there were slight reductions in those identifying as Black (from 3.42% to 3.23%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.70% to 0.53%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.42%	91.48%	-1.02%
Black	3.42%	3.23%	-5.56%
Two or More Races	1.62%	2.2%	35.8%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.7%	24.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.85%	84.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.7%	0.53%	-24.29%