Myer Surname

44,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

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.

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Myer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4661:38,2914,718
Liberia7741:5,696689
Australia3721:72,5698,540
Canada3411:108,05211,605
England1501:371,45426,286
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Aruba231:4,499638
India201:38,353,269431,471
Wales191:162,87011,152
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Iceland91:42,2322,922
China71:195,331,65210,124
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Panama61:652,04310,051
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guam11:160,1214,893
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:120,67011,490
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6451:6,569822

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German ) An overseer, or head servant; later, a farmer.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyer89751,243/
Mayer89304,473/
Moyer8951,967/
Myher89113/
Miyer89109/
Muyer8970/
Máyer8968/
Myjer8934/
Myere8911/
Myier892/
Méyer892/
Mhyer891/
Myerr891/
Myesr891/
Myetr891/
Myeyr891/
Myyer891/
Mëyer891/
Móyer891/
Myerz890/
Myerd890/
Myert890/
Mye86489/
Mayere801,101/
Mayher80534/
Muyere80310/
Moyher80239/
Meyere80203/
Mayert80197/
Maiyer80117/
Mooyer80108/
Moyere80102/
Maayer8061/
Meyerd8046/
Meyert8037/
Meeyer8028/
Meiyer8022/
Mouyer8020/
Mahyer8018/
Mayyer8016/
Mayerz8015/
Muhyer8015/
Miyere8014/
Meyier8011/
Meyher8010/
Mauyer8010/
Meyerr8010/
Hmayer809/
Mayier807/
Mmeyer806/
Mayerr806/
Mmyere805/
Moyerz805/
Mieyer804/
Mejyer803/
Myhere803/
Myherr803/
Mayerd803/
Meyyer802/
Meyjer802/
Mayerh802/
Mohyer801/
Meyeer801/
Meyerz801/
Meyesr801/
Moyeer801/
Moyier801/
Mayeer801/
Muyerr801/
Mayoer801/
Moyerr800/
Meuyer800/
Mayjer800/
Mehyer800/
Moeyer800/
Moiyer800/
Mayr7547,052/
Meer7544,757/
Mier7526,389/
Myoe753,740/
Maer753,692/
Meir752,913/
Meur752,596/
Mear752,267/
Myet752,016/
Meyr751,258/
Muer75471/
Moer75281/
Moyr75204/
Myes7545/
Myee7542/
Myir758/
Myed756/
Miyr755/
Mejr754/
Mger754/
Myeh753/
Mhye752/
Myea751/
Muyr751/
Myep751/
Mjye751/
Mjyr751/
Myheart73246/
Mahayer7338/
Mouyere732/
Mahyere731/
Mayerrt731/
Maiyere731/
Mayerhs731/
Mayiere731/
Mieyerh731/
Myerova731/
Mayherd730/
Mayherr730/
Mouyher730/
Mayhert730/
Meier67259,431/
Meher67249,887/
Maier67199,669/
Mayor6760,057/
Mehar6745,135/
Majer6717,844/
Mauer6714,480/
Meiyr677,921/
Mower676,400/
Moyar675,270/
Miere675,192/
Mayur674,308/
Mayar673,909/
Mawer673,146/
Mejer672,669/
Meire672,176/
Meuer672,034/
Meyie671,456/
Májer671,445/
Miyar671,399/
Mujer671,365/
Mayerová671,217/
Mauyr671,139/
Meyor67986/
Mejar67839/
Meyre67824/
Maiye67670/
Mejor67623/
Mouer67372/
Mehir67370/
Meyar67293/
Mohyr67233/
Mojer67210/
Meyur67204/
Meure67198/
Mahyr67193/
Meare67177/
Mayir67167/
Mijer67166/
Muyor67161/
Mayie67159/
Maaye67131/
Muyar67122/
Moyor67116/
Mäger67116/
Móger67114/
Muhyr67102/
Meuir67101/
Mierz67100/
Mayre6789/
Moyye6787/
Moiye6784/
Máger6780/
Meyerová6769/
Mieir6764/
Myett6758/
Muyir6753/
Miert6751/
Muiye6751/
Miear6748/
Mayerova6740/
Meyerova6736/
Moier6734/
Meard6728/
Myhei6726/
Meiar6725/
Meiye6722/
Miher6719/
Muier6718/
Hmyed6717/
Mejir6716/
Mhoer6715/
Muyre6715/
Mjere6713/
Miier6713/
Moyie6713/
Meyir6713/
Mejyr6712/
Mieyr6711/
Mi'er6711/
Mierr679/
Mäher679/
Moyje678/
Miyor678/
Meyye678/
Meair678/
Mieer678/
Meerr678/
Moyre677/
Mearz676/
Mheir676/
Mheer676/
Mouyr676/
Meear675/
Maiyr675/
Măjer675/
Meehr675/
Mooyr674/
Meahr674/
Meart674/
Myior674/
Méier674/
Meatr674/
Maayr674/
Hmuer673/
Myhie673/
Myuyr672/
Hmier672/
Miyerova672/
Mayye672/
Maaer672/
Moyér672/
Mójer672/
Maerr672/
Maerh672/
Measr672/
Meeer672/
Myhes671/
Meirr671/
Majye671/
Meurr671/
Mayjr671/
Miesr671/
Meyrt671/
Meirz671/
Mejhr671/
Mgear671/
Mhear671/
Moytr671/
Myeph671/
Myess671/
Myets671/
Mjger671/
Mjher671/
Hmaer671/
Myire671/
Mhyee671/
Mayje671/
Mayrt671/
Mehír671/
Máyerová671/
Máyor671/
Myeds671/
Méger671/
Mòjer671/
Meysr671/
Meyër671/
Meird671/
Mearh671/
Muyie671/
Myuee671/
Myheh671/
Myhir671/
Myoyr671/
Muiyr671/
Meirp671/
Mgerh671/
Moerr670/
Mayhr670/
Meaer670/
Moyhr670/
Myird670/
Meuhr670/
Meiur670/
Meior670/
Miyre670/
Myest670/

Myer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Myer in the Marathi language
मयेरmayera-
Myer in the Russian language
Мьйерmjer-

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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.

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Footnotes

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  • 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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