Meyer is an originally German, Dutch and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants (Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, Mair etc.), it is a common German surname.[1] Its original meaning in Middle High German is from mei(g)er, "manager (of a lord's country estate)", derived from Latinmaior domus, i.e. "headman of a household" (cf. mayor), later on also meaning "tenant" or "(free) farmer". It is therefore a rough equivalent of the English Steward, which has also been turned into surnames such as Stuart.
In 2014, the surname Meyer was most often found (by percentage of the population) in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and South Africa. The name ranked 6th in Germany and 8th in Switzerland.[3]
^"Most Common Last Names In Germany". Forebears. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^Anita Diamant, The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies, Customs: A Guide for Today's Families (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993).
^"Meyer Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
This page lists people with the surnameMeyer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
December 15, 2023
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This article is about the surname and a list of people with the surname For other uses see Meyer Not to be confused with Meier Meyer is an originally German Dutch and Jewish surname With its numerous variants Myer Meyr Meier Meijer Mayer Maier Mayr Mair etc it is a common German surname 1 Its original meaning in Middle High German is from mei g er manager of a lord s country estate derived from Latin maior domus i e headman of a household cf mayor later on also meaning tenant or free farmer It is therefore a rough equivalent of the English Steward which has also been turned into surnames such as Stuart MeyerOriginRegion of originGerman speaking Europe Netherlands Flanders Jews in Eastern EuropeLook up Meyer in Wiktionary the free dictionary This appellation was also frequently used to form longer more specific surnames such as Bergmair or Niedermeier Some German Jews adopted Meyer or a variant thereof as a surname when they assimilated to German culture in the 18th century as it is close to the Hebrew first name Me ir מ א יר shining enlightened 2 Contents 1 Geographical distribution 2 Notable people 2 1 A D 2 2 E K 2 3 L Z 3 See also 4 ReferencesGeographical distribution editIn 2014 the surname Meyer was most often found by percentage of the population in Germany Switzerland Luxembourg and South Africa The name ranked 6th in Germany and 8th in Switzerland 3 Notable people editA D edit Adolf Meyer architect 1881 1921 German architect Adolf Bernhard Meyer 1840 1911 German ornithologist Albert Meyer politician 1870 1953 Swiss politician Albert Gregory Meyer 1903 1965 Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago Alfred Meyer 1891 1945 German Nazi official Anita Meyer born 1954 Dutch singer Anthony Meyer 1920 2004 British soldier diplomat and Conservative Party politician Antoine Meyer 1801 1857 Belgian mathematician Axel Meyer born 1960 German evolutionary biologist Bernard F Meyer 1898 1975 American Catholic missionary to China Bernard S Meyer 1916 2005 New York judge Bernhard Meyer 1767 1836 German physician and naturalist Bertrand Meyer born 1950 French computer scientist designed the Eiffel programming language Bill Meyer artist born 1942 Australian artist Birgit Meyer born 1960 Dutch religious studies scholar Bob Meyer born 1939 American baseball player Breckin Meyer born 1974 American actor and producer Bunny Meyer born 1985 American YouTube vlogger Cameron Meyer born 1988 Australian professional racing cyclist Carlos Enrique Meyer born 1953 Argentine businessman and politician Christian Meyer disambiguation Christoph Meyer born 1975 German politician Christopher Meyer 1944 2022 British Ambassador to the U S Colleen Meyer 1939 2015 American politician and businesswoman Conrad Ferdinand Meyer 1825 1898 Swiss poet and writer Cord Meyer 1920 2001 American Central Intelligence Agency official Dakota Meyer born 1988 U S Medal of Honor recipient Daniel P Meyer born 1965 a federal whistleblowing advocate Debbie Meyer born 1952 U S Olympic swimmer Deon Meyer born 1958 South African thriller novelist Dina Meyer born 1968 U S actor Dirk Meyer U S microprocessor designer Don Meyer 1944 2014 American basketball coach Drew Meyer born 1981 American baseball player Dutch Meyer 1898 1982 American college sports coachE K edit Edgar Meyer born 1960 U S double bassist Eduard Meyer 1855 1930 German historian Edward C Meyer 1928 2020 U S Army general former Army Chief of Staff Elana Meyer born 1966 South African long distance runner Eric Meyer disambiguation various people Ernest Meyer 1865 1919 French equestrian Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer 1791 1858 German botanist and historian of botany Ernst Hermann Meyer 1905 1988 German composer pianist and musicologist Eugene Meyer financier 1875 1959 American financier and newspaper publisher former Federal Reserve Chairman Florence Meyer 1911 1962 American portrait photographer Frank Meyer political philosopher 1909 1972 U S conservative political philosopher Franz Sales Meyer 1849 1927 German painter and writer known for A Handbook of Ornament Fred G Meyer 1886 1978 U S retailer Frederick Brotherton Meyer 1847 1929 British Baptist preacher Fridel Meyer 1904 1982 German born long distance kayaker emigrated to England Georg Meyer aviator 1893 1926 German World War I flying ace George Meyer born 1956 U S TV comedy writer George Meyer soccer American soccer coach George von Lengerke Meyer 1858 1918 U S Secretary of the Navy Greg Meyer born 1955 American long distance runner Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer Cargill heiress and equestrian Hajo Meyer 1924 2014 German Dutch physicist and Jewish political activist Hannes Meyer 1889 1954 Swiss architect and director of the Bauhaus Hans Meyer 1858 1929 Austrian geographer and mountaineer Hans Horst Meyer 1853 1939 German physician and pharmacologist Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer 1800 1873 German Protestant pastor and theologian Henry Meyer disambiguation Heyneke Meyer born 1967 South African rugby union coach Hubert Meyer 1913 2012 German Waffen SS officer Ilan Meyer born 1956 American psychiatric epidemiologist Jack Meyer 1932 67 American professional baseball player Jacob O Meyer Directing Elder of the Assemblies of Yahweh Jean Jacques Meyer 1804 1877 French locomotive designer Jessica Kate Meyer American actress and rabbi Joachim Meyer German fencer wrote Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing 1570 Joe Fio Neenyann Meyer 1918 Ghanaian diplomat Johan Meyer died 1901 German born pioneer of the Queensland Gold Coast Johan Meyer born 1993 South African rugby union player Johann Friedrich Meyer 1705 1765 German chemist Johannes Meyer actor 1884 1972 Danish film actor John Meyer disambiguation John C Meyer 1919 1975 U S air force officer Joseph Meyer publisher 1796 1856 German industrialist and publisher Joseph Meyer songwriter 1894 1987 American songwriter Joseph A Meyer c 1895 1970 American college sports coach Joyce Meyer born 1943 U S Christian Charismatic speaker and writer Julius Lothar Meyer 1830 1895 German chemist Karl Meyer activist American pacifist activist Catholic worker and tax resister Karl E Meyer American journalist Karl Friedrich Meyer 1884 1974 Swiss born American pathologist Katherine Meyer Graham 1917 2001 American publisher Katie Meyer 2000 2022 American soccer player Kenneth J Meyer American politician Kerstin Meyer 1928 2020 Swedish mezzo soprano Kirstine Meyer 1861 1941 Danish physicist Klaus Meyer 1937 2014 German football player Krzysztof Meyer born 1943 Polish composer Kurt Meyer Lucerne born 1944 Swiss politician Kurt Meyer Panzermeyer 1910 1961 German officer in the Waffen SSL Z edit Laurenz Meyer born 1948 German politician Lena Meyer Landrut born 1991 German singer Leon Meyer 1868 1948 French politician Leone Noelle Meyer born 1939 French businesswoman and philanthropist Lodewijk Meyer 1629 1681 Dutch physician classical scholar translator lexicographer and playwright Lucy Rider Meyer 1849 1922 American educator physician author and social worker Lyndsay Meyer born 1973 US American ski mountaineer Maile Meyer born 1957 Native Hawaiian activist and entrepreneur Marany Meyer born 1984 South African and New Zealand chess player Marc Eugene Meyer 1842 1925 U S businessman Mark Meyer Wisconsin politician born 1963 U S politician Marshall Meyer 1930 1993 U S rabbi and human rights activist Martin A Meyer 1879 1923 American rabbi Mary Meyer 1917 1994 Dutch fencer Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer 1920 1964 American painter romantic partner of President John F Kennedy Maud Meyer Sierra Leonean Nigerian singer Max Meyer disambiguation several people Michele Meyer American politician Miriah Meyer American computer scientist Nathan Meyer born 1982 South African Paralympian Nicholas Meyer born 1945 U S film maker Paul Meyer philologist 1840 1917 French philologist Paul Andre Meyer 1934 2003 French mathematician Peyton Meyer born 1998 American actor Philipp Meyer born 1974 American author Philipp Meyer politician 1892 1962 German politician Ray Meyer 1913 2006 U S basketball coach Remo Meyer born 1980 Swiss football soccer player Rich Meyer born 1985 American bassist Robert B Meyer born 1943 American physicist Roelf Meyer born 1947 South African politician Russ Meyer 1922 2004 U S filmmaker Sabine Meyer born 1959 German clarinettist Sarah E Meyer American animation artist Schuyler M Meyer 1885 1970 New York politician Scott Meyer American author comedian and artist Selma Meyer Dutch pacifist feminist and resistance fighter of Jewish origin Stephen C Meyer born 1958 U S philosopher of science and Intelligent Design proponent Stephenie Meyer born 1973 American author best known as creator of the Twilight series Sven Meyer figure skater German figure skater Sven Meyer footballer born 1970 German footballer Sydney Meyer born 1995 Canadian actress Ted Meyer rugby league footballer of the 1930s for New Zealand and Northland Therese Meyer born 1948 Swiss politician Thomas Meyer zu Schlochtern born 1946 Dutch art curator Urban Meyer born 1964 American college football coach Viktor Meyer 1848 1897 German chemist Wilhelm Meyer physician 1824 1895 Danish physician discovered adenoids and invented adenoidectomy William Meyer disambiguation Wolfgang Meyer 1954 2019 German clarinettist and professor of clarinet Yves Meyer born 1939 French mathematician and scientistSee also editMeyer disambiguation Von Meyer Myer Meyr Meier Meijer Meir Mayer Maier Mayr Mair Meyers Myers Meyerson Meijer surname German family name etymologyReferences edit Most Common Last Names In Germany Forebears Retrieved 4 September 2022 Anita Diamant The New Jewish Baby Book Names Ceremonies Customs A Guide for Today s Families Woodstock VT Jewish Lights Publishing 1993 Meyer Surname Origin Meaning amp Last Name History forebears io Retrieved 2023 03 13 nbsp This page lists people with the surname Meyer If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from 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