The Cayer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,265 people carried this name — #20,852 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 232,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,123 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Cayer.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Cayer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ovila Cayer 1844–1909 -
Jean Ignace Cayer 1704–1754 · astronomer
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Jean-de-Capistran-Aimé Cayer 1900–1978 · Catholic priest
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Mario Cayer 1953– · university teacher
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Sylvie Cayer 1966– · badminton player
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David Cayer 1983– · ice hockey player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cayer.
- Cave 8,389 · U.S. census
- Cavero 600 · U.S. census
- Cavey 856 · U.S. census
- Caviglia 215 · U.S. census
- Cavin 3,307 · U.S. census
- Caye 333 · U.S. census
- Cayon 169 · U.S. census
- Cayot 173 · U.S. census
- Cazalas 194 · U.S. census
- Cazaubon 133 · U.S. census
- Cazeau 579 · U.S. census
- Cazenave 321 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cayer is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.