Last Name SYERS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Saier, one of the many forms of Sayer. The fuller frm was Sigher or Sighar.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 40,335 (2000 US census) 45,205 (1990 US census)
Count 511 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.3%, or 441 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.83%, or 40 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.76%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.96%, or 10 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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