The Hyder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,971 people carried this name — #6,787 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,669 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hyder surname

Borrowed from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar) or Persian حَیْدَر (haydar).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hyder» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Hyder is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

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

Hyder in American newspapers,
1907.

Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Hyder
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1907-07-02
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Hyder
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1907-07-05
Newspaper page from The Paducah Evening Sun carrying the name Hyder
The Paducah Evening Sun 1907-08-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hyder in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

1,141 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hyder. The most, 209, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 393
Victoria 275
Western Australia 238
Queensland 154
South Australia 55
Tasmania 16
ACT (Canberra) 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hyder.

Who carried it

People named Hyder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Hyder
    John Hyder 1912–2003 · basketball player
  • Joseph Hyder d. 1932 · politician
  • William Hyder 1787–1858
  • Sarah Hyder 1810–
  • Emmeline Elizabeth Hyder 1850–
  • Sarah Constance Hyder 1853–1936

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hyder,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States336 records

336 records of the Hyder name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 189
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 46
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl Hyder

    Born 1906 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston; porter from Bastrop County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Floyd Allan Hyder

    Born 1949; from Adrian, Michigan. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilie Hyder

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Vernon from Bremen, aged 23; servant. From Schwartsburg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 336 records for Hyder in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia49 records

49 records of the Hyder name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 18
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James R. Hyder

    Furnaceman of Richmond, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Hyder

    Arrived in Victoria in 1867 aboard the Donald Mackay, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Henry Hyder

    Left Launceston in 1854 aboard the Clarence, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Hyder in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hyder name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alfred William Hyder

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ruby Joyce Hyder

    Married 1947 in Allendale, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alfred Hyder

    Married 1872 in Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hyder in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Hyder name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. A. Hyder

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Hyder

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Hyder

    Corporal, Ros'Al Sussex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hyder in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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