Dyer is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dyer
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Is a form of Dexter. Possibly from Latin, dexter, in the sense of lucky, fortunate—the antithesis of sinister; but more likely a contraction of De Exeter, from the chief town of Devonshire.

The Dyer is a form of the O'Dwyer. Descendant of Duibhidhir meaning "black Odhar".

One who dyed cloth.

Dyer is variant form of Dwyer. Descendant of the dark, tawny man; grandson of Dubhodhar meaning "black Odhar".

Dyer is variation of the Dexter. One who dyed cloth.

Dyer is the variation of Dier. One who dyed cloth.

Dyer is the variant form of Dexter. Of Exeter; or Destrier or Dextrier, War-horse; Jordan de Exeter, founder of the Irish family of MacJordan, was called also Dexcestre and Dexecester. Richard Dexter, of Malden, Mass., was made freeman in 1642. One of his descendants, the Hon. Samuel Dexter, was secretary of the Treasury of the U.S. in 1801.

Lastname Dyer is variant of Diver. 1. Possibly from expertness in diving. 2. A river in Wiltshire.

Lastname is form of Dwyer. Said to be the Gaelic do-ire, a woody uncultivated place.

The occupation; tinctor. Tein turier, its equivalent, is a French surname, and the famous Italian painter Tintoretto, whose family name was Robusti, was so called because his father had been a tintore or dyer.

Dyer is a variant form of O'Dwyer. The O'Dwyers were chiefs of Kilnamanagh county of Tipperary.

How popular is Dyer?

Dyer is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, Iraq, Fiji, Ireland, France, Northern Ireland, Haiti, Saudi Arabia, Antigua and Barbuda, Peru, Egypt, Spain.

Dyer is ranked 5181 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dyer bearers increased by 1.28 per cent in 2010 US census to 47170 since 2000, the surname slipped by 71 spots and ranked at 742. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.22 85.82
Black 11.36 10.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 1.6
Others 1.76 1.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.44
Dyer is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 109356 people have been found who wears Dyer as their family name. Dyer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dyer:
636 United States66,153
396 England18,468
Countries with thousands of Dyer:
529 Australia7,315
1,446 Canada3,824
177 Jamaica2,931
406 New Zealand1,620
222 Wales1,484
4,845 South Africa1,433
824 Scotland1,105
Countries with hundreds of Dyer:
290 Trinidad and Tobago790
2,729 Iraq409
493 Fiji314
1,777 Ireland294
46,888 France216
1,641 Northern Ireland175
3,610 Haiti165
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
118 Antigua and Barbuda144
9,949 Peru137
38,342 Egypt122
23,948 Spain101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
699 Belize98
176 Dominica96
2,227 Panama90
121 Bermuda85
136,584 Thailand82
7,866 Ecuador79
5,426 Dominican Republic77
17,205 Mexico74
88,308 Nigeria64
1,709 Guyana63
106,837 Brazil55
239,375 India54
29,899 Japan54
92,602 Germany52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,783 Singapore47
16,145 Switzerland46
18,708 Israel45
429 United States Virgin Islands44
236 Saint Kitts and Nevis43
10,121 Jordan37
9,313 Liberia36
35,971 Pakistan30
664 Jersey29
15,000 Chile28
52,179 Netherlands28
38 Montserrat27
661 Seychelles23
15,343 Botswana22
63,727 Greece22
767 Guernsey22
4,231 Cyprus21
33,666 Sweden21
20,059 Venezuela20
64,490 Malaysia19
653 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19
4,443 China17
483 Gibraltar16
16,023 Qatar16
304 Cook Islands15
322,587 Russia15
1,329 Isle of Man14
34,015 Norway14
636 Cayman Islands13
28,556 Denmark13
218,108 Ukraine13
3,500 Hong Kong12
110,230 Italy11
76,064 Zimbabwe11
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
42,693 Kenya10
54,497 Morocco9
13,348 Palestine8
5,051 Costa Rica7
190,047 Argentina6
86,529 Austria6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman John Dyer who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on November 7, 1848 by Oregon put out from Liverpool. 26 years old Michael Dyer, Bridget Dyer, aged 46, Thomas Dyer (14) Blacksmith, Blacksmith Mary Dyer, Bridget Dyer, aged 28, Jane Dyer, aged 18, Patrick Dyer, aged 18, Owen Dyer, aged 11, and 110 other Dyer around 56.25% of whom were workman while others worked as blacksmith and servant, tailoress, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Andrew Dyer was 17 years old when he migrated to USA on January 21, 1854. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took London from London. Hannah Dyer (15) Farmer, John Dyer, aged 19, 25 years old Jacob Dyer, 21 years old Abel Dyer, Adolph Dyer, aged 5, Dorothea Dyer, aged 12, Laborer Henauck Dyer, Johann Dyer, aged 11, and 8 other Dyer around 50% of whom were laborer migrated to US from London, Havre and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Dyer Namesakes

  • Edward Dyer, English courtier and poet
  • John Dyer, painter and Welsh poet
  • Hector Dyer, American athlete
  • Clay Dyer, professional sport bass fisherman
  • Joyce Dyer, U.S. writer of nonfiction and memoirs whose most recent memoir
  • Mary Marshall Dyer, voice for the largely forgotten Anti-Shakerism sentiment
  • Geoffrey Dyer, Australian artist
  • Alvin R. Dyer, apostle
  • Walter Alden Dyer, American author and journalist
  • Isadore Dyer, American physician
  • Louis Dyer, American educator and author
  • Herbert Dyer, famous English coppersmith
  • Richard Dyer, English academic currently holding a professorship
  • Benjamin Dyer, captain of the 5th Company of the 64th regiment of the Virginia militia
  • Moll Dyer, name of a legendary 17th-century resident of Leonardtown
  • James Dyer, judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England
  • Christopher Dyer, CBE FBA is Leverhulme Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local History and director of the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester
  • Ross Dyer, British sports and entertainment broadcaster
  • Joseph P. Dyer, American politician of California
  • Robert Allen Dyer, South African botanist and taxonomist
  • Jack Dyer, John Raymond Dyer Sr
  • Reginald Dyer, Considered "the Butcher of Amritsar"
  • Eliphalet Dyer, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham
  • Mary Dyer, English and colonial American Puritan turned Quaker
  • Gwynne Dyer, London-based independent Canadian journalist
  • Thomas Dyer, served as mayor of Chicago
  • Nehemiah Dyer, Rear Admiral in United States Navy
  • Rolla Dyer, American physician born in Delaware County, Ohio
  • Wayne Dyer, American self-help author and a motivational speaker
  • Rex Dyer, American fencer
  • Kieron Dyer, English former professional footballer
  • Henry Dyer, Scottish engineer
  • Buddy Dyer, is the 32nd and current mayor of Orlando, Florida
  • Danny Dyer, English actor who has worked in television
  • Greg Dyer, former New South Wales and Australian wicketkeeper
  • Thomas Henry Dyer, an English historical and antiquarian writer
  • Geoff Dyer, English writer
  • Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
  • Nick Dyer, Scottish cricketer
  • Eddie Dyer, American left-handed pitcher
  • Lloyd Dyer, English professional footballer
  • Alexander Brydie Dyer, American soldier in a variety of 19th century wars
  • Bruce Dyer, English former professional footballer
  • Leonidas C. Dyer, American politician, reformer
  • Samuel Dyer, British Protestant Christian missionary to China
  • Sarah Dyer, American comic book writer and artist with roots
  • Nathan Dyer, English professional footballer
  • Duffy Dyer, American former professional baseball player
  • Willie Dyer, Scottish professional footballer
  • Maria Dyer, British Protestant Christian missionary to the Chinese
  • Luke Dyer, Australian-born rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s

Dyer Namesakes

  • Edward Dyer, English courtier and poet
  • John Dyer, painter and Welsh poet
  • Hector Dyer, American athlete
  • Clay Dyer, professional sport bass fisherman
  • Joyce Dyer, U.S. writer of nonfiction and memoirs whose most recent memoir
  • Mary Marshall Dyer, voice for the largely forgotten Anti-Shakerism sentiment
  • Geoffrey Dyer, Australian artist
  • Alvin R. Dyer, apostle
  • Walter Alden Dyer, American author and journalist
  • Isadore Dyer, American physician
  • Louis Dyer, American educator and author
  • Herbert Dyer, famous English coppersmith
  • Richard Dyer, English academic currently holding a professorship
  • Benjamin Dyer, captain of the 5th Company of the 64th regiment of the Virginia militia
  • Moll Dyer, name of a legendary 17th-century resident of Leonardtown
  • James Dyer, judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England
  • Christopher Dyer, CBE FBA is Leverhulme Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local History and director of the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester
  • Ross Dyer, British sports and entertainment broadcaster
  • Joseph P. Dyer, American politician of California
  • Robert Allen Dyer, South African botanist and taxonomist
  • Jack Dyer, John Raymond Dyer Sr
  • Reginald Dyer, Considered "the Butcher of Amritsar"
  • Eliphalet Dyer, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham
  • Mary Dyer, English and colonial American Puritan turned Quaker
  • Gwynne Dyer, London-based independent Canadian journalist
  • Thomas Dyer, served as mayor of Chicago
  • Nehemiah Dyer, Rear Admiral in United States Navy
  • Rolla Dyer, American physician born in Delaware County, Ohio
  • Wayne Dyer, American self-help author and a motivational speaker
  • Rex Dyer, American fencer
  • Kieron Dyer, English former professional footballer
  • Henry Dyer, Scottish engineer
  • Buddy Dyer, is the 32nd and current mayor of Orlando, Florida
  • Danny Dyer, English actor who has worked in television
  • Greg Dyer, former New South Wales and Australian wicketkeeper
  • Thomas Henry Dyer, an English historical and antiquarian writer
  • Geoff Dyer, English writer
  • Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
  • Nick Dyer, Scottish cricketer
  • Eddie Dyer, American left-handed pitcher
  • Lloyd Dyer, English professional footballer
  • Alexander Brydie Dyer, American soldier in a variety of 19th century wars
  • Bruce Dyer, English former professional footballer
  • Leonidas C. Dyer, American politician, reformer
  • Samuel Dyer, British Protestant Christian missionary to China
  • Sarah Dyer, American comic book writer and artist with roots
  • Nathan Dyer, English professional footballer
  • Duffy Dyer, American former professional baseball player
  • Willie Dyer, Scottish professional footballer
  • Maria Dyer, British Protestant Christian missionary to the Chinese
  • Luke Dyer, Australian-born rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s

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