How common is the surname Meyer?

150,895 people in the United States had the surname Meyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,046 Americans. It ranked 183rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meyer?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meyer?

Stephenie Meyer, American author, followed by Russ Meyer.

Where is the surname Meyer most common?

Wikidata records people named Meyer in the United States, Austria and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Meyer?

Meyer is /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Meyer getting more or less common?

More common. 149,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 150,895 in 2010, up 0.8%.

Is Meyer also a first name?

Yes. Meyer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Meyer

A Yiddish surname, carried by 150,895 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/ 2 syllables Soundex M600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meyer is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Yiddish origin

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 150,895 people named Meyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,046 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 149,664.

#183

rank among US surnames

150,895

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #163)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#174	Black	154,738	1,995
#175	Robertson	153,666	2,009
#176	Boyd	153,469	2,012
#177	Rose	153,397	2,013
#178	Stone	153,329	2,014
#179	Salazar	152,703	2,022
#180	Fox	152,334	2,027

Who is named Meyer

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

95% of people named Meyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meyers

49 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephenie Meyer
American author, born 1973
Russ Meyer
American film director and photographer (1922–2004)
Breckin Meyer
American actor, born 1974
Nicholas Meyer
American screenwriter, producer, author, and director, born 1945
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer, born 1952
Joyce Meyer
American author, born 1943
Cameron Meyer
Australian racing cyclist, born 1988
Peyton Meyer
American actor, born 1998
Marissa Meyer
American writer of young-adult speculative fiction, born 1984
Alvah Meyer
Athletics competitor (1888–1939)
Eve Meyer
American actor and model (1928–1977)
Eugene Meyer
American financier, first president of the World Bank (1875-1959)

Notable Meyers come mostly from the United States (41), Austria (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meyer

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

Other Yiddish surnames

All 31 Yiddish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meyer come from?: * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.
How common is the surname Meyer?: 150,895 people in the United States had the surname Meyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,046 Americans. It ranked 183rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meyer?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meyer?: Stephenie Meyer, American author, followed by Russ Meyer.
Where is the surname Meyer most common?: Wikidata records people named Meyer in the United States, Austria and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Meyer?: Meyer is /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Meyer getting more or less common?: More common. 149,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 150,895 in 2010, up 0.8%.
Is Meyer also a first name?: Yes. Meyer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.