as a Last Name
- 10,236
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Bayer
Meaning & Origins
German, Scandinavian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from Bavaria (German Bayern). This region of southern Germany derives its name from that of the Celtic tribe of the Boii who once inhabited this area. They were displaced in the 6th century AD by a Germanic people, the Boioarii or Baiuarii, whose name is derived from that of their Celtic predecessors.
| 3,034th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,236
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wisconsin
- has the most people named Bayer per capita
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