Dyer Name Meaning: Occupational name for one who dyes cloth,'cloth dyer'.
The name is of english origin.A dyer was one who would also alter pigmentations on skin & hair,using a staining or colouring substance.
Discover how your Dyer ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 61 |
| Buckinghamshire | 39 |
| Berkshire | 161 |
| Cambridgeshire | 59 |
| Channel Islands | 23 |
| Cheshire | 122 |
| Cornwall | 451 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 76 |
| Devon | 1,028 |
| Dorset | 90 |
| Durham | 159 |
| Essex | 812 |
| Gloucestershire | 897 |
| Hampshire | 925 |
| Herefordshire | 52 |
| Hertfordshire | 227 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 28 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 332 |
| Lancashire | 660 |
| Leicestershire | 129 |
| Lincolnshire | 53 |
| London | 2,221 |
| Middlesex | 534 |
| Northumberland | 21 |
| Norfolk | 100 |
| Northamptonshire | 44 |
| Nottinghamshire | 139 |
| Oxfordshire | 161 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 28 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 171 |
| Somerset | 1,013 |
| Surrey | 439 |
| Sussex | 343 |
| Staffordshire | 232 |
| Warwickshire | 527 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 308 |
| Worcestershire | 279 |
| Yorkshire | 501 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 17 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 73 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 687 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 261 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,418 |
| Farm Labourer | 138 |
| General Labourer | 117 |
| Private Means | 115 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 107 |
| Labourer | 86 |
| Dressmaker | 82 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 68 |
| None | 61 |
| Farmer | 59 |
| Domestic Servant | 57 |
| Laundress | 57 |
| Clerk | 50 |
| Gardener Domestic | 49 |
| Cook (domestic) | 47 |
| House Painter | 46 |
| Carpenter | 45 |
| Shop Assistant | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| House Keeper | 42 |
| Scholar | 40 |
| At School | 38 |
| At Home | 37 |
| Charwoman | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Dyer | 5,572 |
| Mary Dyer | 5,208 |
| John Dyer | 4,263 |
| Elizabeth Dyer | 3,176 |
| George Dyer | 2,599 |
| James Dyer | 2,398 |
| Sarah Dyer | 2,336 |
| Thomas Dyer | 2,302 |
| Henry Dyer | 2,025 |
| Charles Dyer | 1,895 |
| Ann Dyer | 1,646 |
| Jane Dyer | 1,435 |
| Frederick Dyer | 1,240 |
| Emma Dyer | 1,205 |
| Eliza Dyer | 1,175 |
| Ellen Dyer | 1,173 |
| Annie Dyer | 1,080 |
| Alice Dyer | 1,078 |
| Emily Dyer | 1,073 |
| Joseph Dyer | 881 |
| Edward Dyer | 877 |
| Alfred Dyer | 873 |
| Richard Dyer | 839 |
| Robert Dyer | 807 |
| Albert Dyer | 781 |