Syer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Syer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Syer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 52
Agricultural Labourer 12
Annuitant 8
General Servant 6
Clerk 4
Laundress 4
General Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Artist 2
Domestic Servant 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Medical Student 2
Nurse 2
Tailor 2
Furrier 2
Glass Cutter 1
Governess 1
House Keeper At Undertakers Shop 1
Landscape Artist & Marine Painter 1
Lead & Glass Merchant 1
Lighterman 1
Plumber 1
Retired Publican Widow 1
Steam Ship Lineman 1
Painter 1

Syer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sayer 80% 28,534
2 Syer 100% 3,390
3 Soyer 80% 216
4 Syre 50% 167
5 Seyer 80% 148
6 Sayor 60% 142

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The surname Syer is the 2nd most popular variant of Sayer.

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