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Meyer name meaning

First Name
5k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
151k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Meyer mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Meyer

User Submitted Origins

German
75%
African
8%
Jewish
8%
English
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Michigan, U.S. says the name Meyer means "Leader".
  2. A user from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Meyer means "Sweet cute nice".
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Wiktionary
  1. A German occupational surname​ 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​.
  4. An English occupational surname​, an alternative form of Mayer.
  5. A Danish surname​.
  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.

Meyer was also found in the following language(s): German and Portuguese

Notable Persons Named Meyer

Notable Persons Named Meyer

Meyer Lansky

Meyer was given the name Meier Suchowlański on July 4th, 1902 in Grodno. He breathed his last breath on January 15th, 1983.

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Mickey Cohen

Mickey Cohen was a mobster. He holds the title King of Los Angeles". Mickey was given the name Meyer Harris Cohen on September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn. He passed away on July 29th, 1976.

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Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Mayer was given the name Meyer Amschel Rothschild by his parent Amschel Moses Rothschild on February 23rd, 1744 in Free City of Frankfurt. He breathed his last breath on September 19th, 1812.

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Meyer Guggenheim

Meyer was born on February 1st, 1828 in Lengnau, Aargau. He breathed his last breath on March 15th, 1905.

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Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine was an actor, magician, comedian, and magic (illusion). He was most active from 1949 to 2009. Carl was given the name Meyer Kessler on September 27th, 1917 in Chicago. He passed away on November 3rd, 2009.

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M. H. Abrams

M. H. Abrams was a literary critic and literary criticism. M. was given the name Meyer Howard Abrams on July 23rd, 1912 in Long Branch, New Jersey, US. M. is also known as Mike Abrams. He died on April 21st, 2015.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Meyer

Notable Persons With the Last Name Meyer

Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer is a college coach. Urban was born on July 10th, 1964 in Toledo, Ohio.

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Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer is a vampire romance, young-adult fiction, science fiction, and vampire literature writer. Stephenie was given the name Stephenie Morgan on December 24th, 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut, US.

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Dakota Meyer

His military service ended in 2010.

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Dina Meyer

Dina Meyer is an actress. She was most active from 1993 to present. Dina was born on December 22nd, 1968 in Queens, New York, U.S.

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Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer is a writer. Joyce was given the name Pauline Joyce Hutchison on June 4th, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

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David Janssen

David Janssen was an actor. His career lasted from 1945 to 1980. David was given the name David Harold Meyer on March 27th, 1931 in Naponee, Nebraska, U.S. He breathed his last breath on February 13th, 1980.

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  • Russ Meyer
  • Breckin Meyer
    Actor
  • Max Meyer
    Soccer Player
  • Jennifer Meyer
    Jewelry Designer
  • Bunny Meyer
    Video Blog
  • Katharine Graham
    Publisher
  • Kurt Meyer
    Military Person
  • Danny Meyer
    Restaurateur
  • Selina Meyer
  • Nicholas Meyer
    Screenwriter
  • Julius Lothar Meyer
    Scientist
  • Mandy Meyer
  • Eugene Meyer
    President
  • George Meyer
    Writer

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Meyer U.S.
  White 94.84% 64.26%
  African American 0.52% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.71% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.37% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.28% 16.26%

Of Last Name Meyer

People with the last name Meyer are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Meyer

  • What name lists does Meyer rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Meyer? Meyer is the 3,913th most popular name of all time. As a last name Meyer was the 183rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Meyer have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,960 babies born with the first name Meyer in the United States. That's more than enough people named Meyer to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Meyer? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
  • When was Meyer first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Meyer is Saturday, March 21st, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Meyer born? The highest recorded use of the first name Meyer was in 1917 with a total of 214 babies.
  • Random Meyer Factoid: According to the 1913 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Meyer ranks 96th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, 75 babies in New York have the same name in 1913.
  • Weird things about the name Meyer: The name spelled backwards is Reyem. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Merey. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Meyer? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 150,895 people with the last name Meyer.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Meyer? Meyer was ranked as the 183rd most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Meyer name meaning

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