How common is the surname Meier?

25,486 people in the United States had the surname Meier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,114 Americans. It ranked 1,391st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meier?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meier?

Richard Meier, American architect (born 1934), followed by Kurt Meier.

Where is the surname Meier most common?

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

Is the surname Meier getting more or less common?

More common. 24,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,486 in 2010, up 2.4%.

What are other spellings of Meier?

Maier, Mair, Mayer, Mayr, Meir and Meyer.

The surname Meier

A German surname, carried by 25,486 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meier is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Meier.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,486 people named Meier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,114 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,886.

#1,391

rank among US surnames

25,486

people in 2010

8.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,298)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,382	Plummer	25,596	12,062
#1,383	Michel	25,578	12,071
#1,384	Paz	25,574	12,073
#1,385	Yanez	25,563	12,078
#1,386	Gregg	25,554	12,082
#1,387	Abrams	25,534	12,092
#1,388	Smart	25,528	12,094

Who is named Meier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Meier identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meiers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Meier
American architect (born 1934)
Kurt Meier
Bobsledder, born 1962
Julius Meier
American businessman and politician (1874-1937)
Johanna Meier
American operatic soprano singer, born 1938
Livio Meier
Association football player, born 1998

Notable Meiers come mostly from the United States (3), Switzerland (1) and Liechtenstein (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Meier

Meier has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meier come from?: From German Meier.
How common is the surname Meier?: 25,486 people in the United States had the surname Meier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,114 Americans. It ranked 1,391st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meier?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meier?: Richard Meier, American architect (born 1934), followed by Kurt Meier.
Where is the surname Meier most common?: Wikidata records people named Meier in the United States, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Is the surname Meier getting more or less common?: More common. 24,886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,486 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Meier?: Maier, Mair, Mayer, Mayr, Meir and Meyer.