Heyer surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Heyer surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,301 people carried this name — #9,100 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 525 people named Heyer.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Haut-Rhin 225
Bas-Rhin 157
Vosges 20
Moselle 17
Hérault 14
Paris 13
Marne 12
Ardèche 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

210 people named Heyer live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 50
Basel-Landschaft 42
Bern 27
Aargau 12
Thurgau 9
Solothurn 9
Basel-Stadt 8
Jura 8

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

70 people named Heyer have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 104 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 23
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 17
Masovian 13
West Pomeranian 11
Pomeranian 4
Łódź 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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