Cyr is used as a family name or surname in France, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cyr
No. of characters: 3
Origin: France, England
Meaning:

Descendant of Cyr meaning "teacher"; one who came from St. Cyr, in France.

How popular is Cyr?

Cyr is common in Canada, United States, Ethiopia, France.

Cyr is ranked 13293 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cyr bearers increased by 1.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 11829 since 2000, the surname slipped by 197 spots and ranked at 3029. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.44 96.29
Hispanic or Latino 1.88 1.18
Others 1.45 1.28
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.59
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.4
Black 0.24 0.27
Cyr is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 42085 people have been found who wears Cyr as their family name. Cyr is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cyr:
130 Canada24,451
2,988 United States15,292
Countries with thousands of Cyr:
5,737 Ethiopia1,771
Countries with hundreds of Cyr:
41,433 France247
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
82,576 Brazil77
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
275,741 Thailand27
23,346 Ivory Coast25
86,519 England24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
75,721 Australia18
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
132,137 Poland10
12,579 Haiti9
2,378 Gabon9
238,248 Philippines7
305,602 Germany7

Cyr Namesakes

  • Guy De Saint Cyr, German actor
  • Johnny St. Cyr, Johnny St
  • Lili St. Cyr, Lili St
  • Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Paul Cyr, Canadian ice hockey left wing
  • Éric Cyr, Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Frank W. Cyr, American educator and author known especially for his contribution to school busing
  • Claude Cyr, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Brian Cyr, Canadian–American professional darts player
  • Denis Cyr, former professional ice hockey right winger
  • Alexandre Cyr, Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Paul N. Cyr, elected lieutenant governor
  • Joseph Ernest Cyr, Canadian politician

Cyr Namesakes

  • Guy De Saint Cyr, German actor
  • Johnny St. Cyr, Johnny St
  • Lili St. Cyr, Lili St
  • Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Paul Cyr, Canadian ice hockey left wing
  • Éric Cyr, Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Frank W. Cyr, American educator and author known especially for his contribution to school busing
  • Claude Cyr, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Brian Cyr, Canadian–American professional darts player
  • Denis Cyr, former professional ice hockey right winger
  • Alexandre Cyr, Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Paul N. Cyr, elected lieutenant governor
  • Joseph Ernest Cyr, Canadian politician

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