Meyer

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English

Proper noun

Meyer (plural Meyers)

  1. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template from Middle High German meier (“bailiff”).
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
  3. An Ashkenazi patronymic surname from Yiddish
  4. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, an alternative form of Mayer.
  5. A Danish surname from Danish
  6. A locale in the United States.
    1. A census-designated place in Iowa.
    2. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Meyer is the 183rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 150,895 individuals. Meyer is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Distribution of Meyers in Germany
Distribution of Meyers in Austria

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Meier, and from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír, “illuminating”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Meyer

  1. a common German occupational surname originating as an occupation
  2. a German Jewish surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Meyer.

Proper noun

Meyer

  1. a surname from German
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