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Dyer
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dyer d'yer
English
Etymology
As an English surname, from en dyer one who dyes. Compare en Dexter.
As an en ga - surname, variant of en Dwyer.
Proper noun
s
en English occupations for a dyer of cloth.
en place c/USA:
en minor city co/Crawford County s/Arkansas ; named for S. M. Dyer, who bought the town's land.
en town twp:Suf/St. John co/Lake County s/Indiana a suburb of city/Chicago ; named for early settler Martha Dyer Hart.
en CDP co/Esmeralda County s/Nevada ; named for nearby Dyer's Ranch.
en city co/Gibson County s/Tennessee.
en ucomm co/Webster County s/West Virginia ; named for postmaster G. M. Dyer.
en river s/Maine ; running from Jefferson into the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot in Newcastle.
en bay near town/Steuben s/Maine.
Derived terms
en Dyer County Dyerian Dyerite Dyersburg Dyers Crossing
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Dyer is the 742nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 47,170 individuals. Dyer is most common among White (83.22%) individuals.
Anagrams
en dery Dery Drey Drye Ryde drey yerd