# Meyers (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 57,127 |
| US rank (2010) | 586 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,405 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (56,744 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Meyers 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Meyers in the United States and South Africa.

## People named Meyers

- Seth Meyers, American comedian, television host and actor
- Nancy Meyers, American film director, producer and screenwriter
- Krystal Meyers, American Christian singer-songwriter
- Ann Meyers, American basketball and volleyball player (born 1955)
- Dave Meyers, American music video and film director
- Josh Meyers, American actor and comedian
- Dave Meyers, American basketball player (1953-2015)
- William Meyers, boxer (1943-2014)
- Anne Akiko Meyers, American concert violinist
- Mary Meyers, American speed skater (1946–2024)
- John Meyers, American swimmer (1880-1975)
- Scott Meyers, American computer programmer

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Myers, Mayers, Moyers, Mears, Miers, Meares, Meers, Myres, Morris, Marsh, Marks, Morse.

## 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.