The Beyer surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 17,910 people carried this name — #1,843 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,073 people named Beyer.
75 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
491 people named Beyer live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
372 people named Beyer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 521 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Beyer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Beyer in American newspapers,
1867–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 698,101 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Beyer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christian Beyer 1482–1535 · mayor -
Hartmann Beyer 1516–1577 · mathematician -
Georg Beyer 1665–1714 · judge -
Johann Wilhelm Beyer 1725–1796 · painter -
Henryka Beyer 1782–1855 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 146 lives in all are documented under this name.
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