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bayer Name Meaning and History

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.

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The bayer name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the bayer family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of bayer Families in the US in 1920
Number of bayer families
 196-390
 66-195		 1-65
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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