Meyers Surname

5,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Meyers Surname Definition:

(German, Hebrew) An overseer, or head servant; later, a farmer; derived from the Hebrew me’ir (light).

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Meyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States79,2811:4,572510
South Africa5,1011:10,6211,320
Canada2,5101:14,6802,150
Belgium2,3081:4,981572
Australia2,3041:11,7171,722
Germany1,7591:45,7686,005
Luxembourg1,1461:50736
England8351:66,7287,739
Netherlands6241:27,0634,415
France2811:236,38036,629
New Zealand2031:22,3073,907
Israel1491:57,4347,375
Trinidad and Tobago1171:11,6581,590
United States Virgin Islands991:1,115171
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Wales511:60,6775,433
Chile481:367,01010,126
India471:16,320,540259,912
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Belize341:10,4551,333
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Panama311:126,2024,409
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
British Virgin Islands251:1,264193
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Saint Martin161:2,19753
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
China91:151,924,6187,954
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:88,3179,234
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2111:3,801469

Meyers (281) may also be a first name.

Meyers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Hebrew) An overseer, or head servant; later, a farmer; derived from the Hebrew me’ir (light).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Robert de Moire, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Haimeric, Robert, William de M. 1198 (Ib.); Robert Moyere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); also a modern foreign name.

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

The surname Meyers can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon England. Meyers derives from the Old English name Maire, meaning 'mayor' or official in charge of legal matters. Meyers may also mean physician from the Old French word mire or marsh from the Old Norse word myrr.

- wmeyers546

Of Old English/Irish origin; it means 'son of the mayor'.

- jack_thebean

Meyers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meyers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meyers (Marathi: मेयर, Russian: Мейерс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meyers is the 5,785th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 74,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Meyers live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 528,876th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 281 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 79,281 people, or 1 in 4,572. In The United States Meyers is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Meyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meyers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meyers last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meyers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Meyers last name is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meyers surname are 16.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meyers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning R 178,488 per year; in United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyerss923/
Meyesrs922/
Mmeyers921/
Meyerse920/
Meyerrs920/
Meyeers920/
Myers91345,790/
Meers914,916/
Meyrs9127/
Mayers8317,169/
Moyers837,127/
Meiers833,606/
Meuers8396/
Meears8362/
Muyers8317/
Meyars8315/
Myerss8310/
Mejers836/
Miyers836/
Myiers834/
Myerrs834/
Myyers833/
Mmyers833/
Meysrs831/
Myersz831/
M'Yers831/
Meyors831/
Hmyers831/
Meerss831/
Meersz830/
Meyirs830/
Mhyers830/
Meggers77800/
Meersch7773/
Mayerrs774/
Mayersz771/
Meiiers771/
D'Myers771/
Meuiers771/
Mouyers770/
Mayhers770/
Mehears770/
Mears7322,340/
Miers735,719/
Meurs733,878/
Moers732,972/
Muers73227/
Maers73215/
Meirs73125/
Mayrs7377/
Muyrs730/
Moyrs730/
Mowers672,448/
Mouers671,902/
Maiers671,422/
Miears67599/
Mearse67205/
Majers67132/
Mayors67129/
Moyars6757/
Mauers6746/
Mayars6732/
Mijers6721/
Mawers6716/
Moehrs6714/
Moersh678/
Mehars675/
Mujers675/
Mejars674/
Muiers673/
Maersh673/
Miersh672/
Moiers672/
Moyersová671/
Mearsh671/
Mierrs671/
Miersz671/
Muyars671/
Maerrs671/
Mayurs671/
Mearsd671/
Meuors670/
Meurst670/
Meiors670/
Meiars670/
Meirse670/
Miyors670/
Meirsh670/

Meyers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meyers in the Marathi language
मेयरmeyara50
मेयेसर्meyesar50
Meyers in the Russian language
Мейерсmejers-

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Meyers Reference & Research

Myers DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Myers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meyers
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