Myer Surname
Approximately 11,575 people bear this surname
Myer Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Mire or Bog [Old Norse mýr-r] Richard del Myre.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a form of Mayer, q.v.
(Hebrew) the Jewish Meïr or Meor=Light, Luminary [Hebrew mā’ōr] (German-Latin ) an Anglicization of the German Meyer = Steward [Ger.
Read More About This SurnameMyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,466 | 1:38,291 | 4,718 |
| Liberia | 774 | 1:5,696 | 689 |
| Australia | 372 | 1:72,569 | 8,540 |
| Canada | 341 | 1:108,052 | 11,605 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | 1:50,518 | 4,407 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,645 | 1:6,569 | 822 |
Myer (1,615) may also be a first name.
Myer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Mire or Bog [Old Norse mýr-r] Richard del Myre.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a form of Mayer, q.v.
(Hebrew) the Jewish Meïr or Meor=Light, Luminary [Hebrew mā’ōr] (German-Latin ) an Anglicization of the German Meyer = Steward [Ger. meier, O.H.Ger. meior, steward; Latin major]
(German ) An overseer, or head servant; later, a farmer.
Myer Demographics
Average Myer Salary in
United States
$43,738 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Myer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Myer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Myer (Marathi: मयेर, Russian: Мьйер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Myer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Myer is the 44,876th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 629,594 people. The surname Myer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Myer reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 192,246th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,615 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 9,466 people, or 1 in 38,291. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Myer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Myer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Myer last name expanded 124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Myer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Myer last name are 18.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.73% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Myer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.86% more than the national average, earning R 474,936 per year; in United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,551 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Myer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Myer in the Marathi language | ||
| मयेर | mayera | - |
| Myer in the Russian language | ||
| Мьйер | mjer | - |
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Myer 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Myer
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