# Meier (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/meier/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,486 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,391 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,114 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (24,886 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maier, Mair, Mayer, Mayr, Meir, Meyer, Meyr |

## Etymology

From German Meier.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Meier in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Meier in the United States, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

## People named Meier

- Richard Meier, American architect (born 1934)
- Kurt Meier, bobsledder
- Julius Meier, American businessman and politician (1874-1937)
- Johanna Meier, American operatic soprano singer
- Livio Meier, association football player

## Similar surnames

Maier, Mier, Mehr, Meir, Meyer, Moore, Murray, Morrow, Mora, Mayer, Moyer, Maher.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.