Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DYER
There are approximately 23,294 people named Dyer in the UK. That makes it the 432nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 369 are named Dyer.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
DeerDear
Deere
Deehr
Deare
Dar
Dears
Dayer
Darr
Dare
Dair
Daer
Dder
D'Er
Dayr
D'Ere
Dayrr
Dayre
Daere
D'Eer
Dearr
Deahr
D'Eere
Daaere
Daehr
Deeere
Daerre
Dearz
Deeres
Deeare
Daaerre
Dayres
The Dyer surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DYER. The occupation ; iinctor. Teinturier, its equivalent, is a Fr. surname, and the famous Italian painter Tintoretto, whose family name was Robusti, was so called because his father had been a tintoro or dyer.