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
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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/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Myer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Myer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Myer is the 44,876th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 629,594 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Myer are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 192,246th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,615 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,466 people, or 1 in 38,291. In The United States Myer is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Myer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Myer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Myer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Myer surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Myer surname are 18.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.73% registered to vote for the 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
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