Byam is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Byam
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Byam

How popular is Byam?

Byam is common in United States.

Byam is ranked 213909 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Byam bearers increased by 0.6557377 per cent in 2010 US census to 921 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1094 spots and ranked at 26492. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.54 69.95
Black 28.99 26.45
Others 1.63 1.75
Hispanic or Latino 1.09 1.2
Byam is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Grenada. Around 1575 people have been found who wears Byam as their family name. Byam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,353 Panama2
574 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
56,169 Mexico1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
2,374 Bermuda1
62,864 New Zealand1
717 Bhutan1
279,271 Australia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
81,201 Switzerland1
6,212 Jamaica1
38,830 Morocco1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
325,561 India31
660 Grenada18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,318 Trinidad and Tobago68
Countries with hundreds of Byam:
21,028 Canada169
40,243 England102
Countries with thousands of Byam:
26,113 United States1,172

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 17 years old maid Eliza Byam and 14 years old workman Chas. Byam who were residing in Ireland migrated to USA on July 7, 1849 by Salacia put out from Liverpool.

Byam Namesakes

  • Glen Byam Shaw, Actor
  • Ulambayaryn Byambajav, Sumo wrestler
  • Tom Byam Shaw, Actor
  • Glen Byam Shaw, Actor
  • Ulambayaryn Byambajav, Sumo wrestler
  • Erdene Byambajargal BT, Philosopher
  • Ulambayaryn Byambajav, Sumo wrestler

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