Dwyer

English

Alternative forms

• O'Dwyer

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).

Proper noun

Dwyer (countable and uncountable, plural Dwyers)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Wyoming, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dwyer is the 1291^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27240 individuals. Dwyer is most common among White (92.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dwyer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 505.

Anagrams

• wyder