Wyers

Wyers Meaning & Origin

About Wyers
The surname Wyers is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Wier, which itself is a short form of the name Wigbert. The name Wier/Wyers means "war bright" or "war shining," with "war" referring to battle or conflict and "bright" or "shining" indicating a person who is radiant or illustrious. Therefore, the surname Wyers can be interpreted to mean "son of Wier" or "descendant of the illustrious one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wyers is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wyers: 708
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,485
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wyers based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Wyers is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ARS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AY1 ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/waɪərz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARS', 'FRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wyers in Braille

Here's how to represent Wyers in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wyers in braille

How to sign the name Wyers using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wyers using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wyers in sign language

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