Wyre is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wyre
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wyre

How popular is Wyre?

Wyre is ranked 322962 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wyres plummeted by 2.982107 per cent to 488 since 2000 and slipped by 3201 spots and ranked at 44109. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 50.2 54.87
Black 44.26 40.36
Hispanic or Latino 4.1 2.19
Others 1.02 2.19
Wyre is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Antigua and Barbuda have the last name. Around 898 people have been found who wears Wyre as their family name. Wyre have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,097 Wales3
20,186 Kenya2
82,478 South Africa2
492,292 Ukraine1
172,258 Germany1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
80,121 Australia20
144,062 Canada16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
51,036 Tanzania61
216 Antigua and Barbuda57
Countries with hundreds of Wyre:
48,909 United States546
25,613 England188

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Wyre worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Albert Gallatin and arrived on May 10, 1850. Ellen Wyre, Mary Wyre, 4 years old Ann Wyre, Infant Ann Wyre, are others that migrated to US.

Wyre Namesakes

  • Arthell Wyre, Football defensive lineman
  • Ray Wyre, Author
  • Tangela Wyre, Arthell Wyre's mother

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