The Geyer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,962 people carried this name — #4,456 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,838 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 934 people named Geyer.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 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
320 people named Geyer live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 44 people named Geyer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
38 people named Geyer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
41 people named Geyer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Geyer in American newspapers,
1899.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,595 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Geyer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Florian Geyer 1490–1525 · military personnel -
Georg Geyer d. 1666 · pastor
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Irena Geyer-Duszyńska d. 1974 · geneticist
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Sabina Geyer 1594–1615
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Andeas Geyer 1688–1729 · illustrator
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Brita Geyer 1701– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Geyer.
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