Last Name DWYER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DWYER is ranked as the 1137th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 34,035.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.67 people named DWYER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DWYER is 31,603, the rank is 1,197 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DWYER is 9.92.

Last Names DWYER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 34,035 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,137
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 31,603
  • National Rank 1,197
  • Proportion/100k 9.92

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DWYER is 93.9% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 2.9% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DWYER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DWYER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DWYER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 93.9% 63.9% 30.0%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 2.9% 12.3% -9.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DWYER is New York where 5,180 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DWYER, as 44.92 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DWYER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,368 18.38 99.7% Indiana 681 10.33 98.7% Iowa 219 7.05 97.2% Kansas 309 10.65 97.6% Michigan 1,164 11.75 99.5% Minnesota 701 12.85 99.3% Missouri 73 2.44 87.0% Nebraska 151 8.03 95.8% North Dakota 64 8.7 88.5% Ohio 845 7.29 98.9% South Dakota 124 14.51 95.5% Wisconsin 714 12.4 99.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DWYER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,368 18.38 99.7%
Indiana 681 10.33 98.7%
Iowa 219 7.05 97.2%
Kansas 309 10.65 97.6%
Michigan 1,164 11.75 99.5%
Minnesota 701 12.85 99.3%
Missouri 73 2.44 87.0%
Nebraska 151 8.03 95.8%
North Dakota 64 8.7 88.5%
Ohio 845 7.29 98.9%
South Dakota 124 14.51 95.5%
Wisconsin 714 12.4 99.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names DWYER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 93.5% Arizona 694 10.31 99.0% California 2,822 7.27 99.5% Colorado 723 13.49 99.2% Hawaii 102 7.21 95.5% Idaho 62 3.82 89.0% Montana 149 14.56 97.2% Nevada 330 11.63 98.5% New Mexico 177 8.5 96.2% Oregon 351 8.83 98.2% Utah 99 3.38 90.3% Washington 550 7.79 98.9% Wyoming 47 7.98 87.7%

West States
State stats for the first name DWYER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 93.5%
Arizona 694 10.31 99.0%
California 2,822 7.27 99.5%
Colorado 723 13.49 99.2%
Hawaii 102 7.21 95.5%
Idaho 62 3.82 89.0%
Montana 149 14.56 97.2%
Nevada 330 11.63 98.5%
New Mexico 177 8.5 96.2%
Oregon 351 8.83 98.2%
Utah 99 3.38 90.3%
Washington 550 7.79 98.9%
Wyoming 47 7.98 87.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DWYER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 803 22.33 99.5% Maine 316 23.74 97.1% Massachusetts 1,946 28.85 99.6% New Hampshire 364 27.46 98.4% New Jersey 1,293 14.46 99.5% New York 5,180 26.23 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,604 12.54 99.5% Rhode Island 474 44.92 99.2% Vermont 196 31.28 98.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DWYER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 803 22.33 99.5%
Maine 316 23.74 97.1%
Massachusetts 1,946 28.85 99.6%
New Hampshire 364 27.46 98.4%
New Jersey 1,293 14.46 99.5%
New York 5,180 26.23 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,604 12.54 99.5%
Rhode Island 474 44.92 99.2%
Vermont 196 31.28 98.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names DWYER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 144 2.96 92.6% Arkansas 173 5.83 94.3% Delaware 68 7.22 96.0% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 89.4% Florida 2,254 11.33 99.7% Georgia 551 5.46 98.0% Kentucky 318 7.2 95.9% Louisiana 429 9.22 97.0% Maryland 749 12.53 99.2% Mississippi 73 2.44 87.0% North Carolina 564 5.68 98.2% Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.2% South Carolina 308 6.38 96.9% Tennessee 320 4.89 96.7% Texas 1,386 5.14 99.0% Virginia 989 11.87 99.1% West Virginia 36 1.97 75.7%

South States
State stats for the first name DWYER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 144 2.96 92.6%
Arkansas 173 5.83 94.3%
Delaware 68 7.22 96.0%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 89.4%
Florida 2,254 11.33 99.7%
Georgia 551 5.46 98.0%
Kentucky 318 7.2 95.9%
Louisiana 429 9.22 97.0%
Maryland 749 12.53 99.2%
Mississippi 73 2.44 87.0%
North Carolina 564 5.68 98.2%
Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.2%
South Carolina 308 6.38 96.9%
Tennessee 320 4.89 96.7%
Texas 1,386 5.14 99.0%
Virginia 989 11.87 99.1%
West Virginia 36 1.97 75.7%
 

Full Names with DWYER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DWYER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DWYER.

The most popular full name is John DWYER. 3.40% of all the people named DWYER have this given name.

There are 1294 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DWYER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John DWYER 3.40%
2 Michael DWYER 2.63%
3 James DWYER 2.41%
4 Mary DWYER 1.94%
5 Thomas DWYER 1.84%
6 David DWYER 1.68%
7 William DWYER 1.53%
8 Daniel DWYER 1.46%
9 Robert DWYER 1.46%
10 Richard DWYER 1.28%
11 Patricia DWYER 1.19%
12 Patrick DWYER 1.08%
13 Kevin DWYER 1.02%
14 Joseph DWYER 0.94%
15 Barbara DWYER 0.90%
16 Brian DWYER 0.89%
17 Timothy DWYER 0.82%
18 Dennis DWYER 0.80%
19 Edward DWYER 0.79%
20 Margaret DWYER 0.79%

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