How common is the surname Meyers?

57,127 people in the United States had the surname Meyers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,405 Americans. It ranked 586th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meyers?

Seth Meyers, American comedian, television host and actor, followed by Nancy Meyers.

Where is the surname Meyers most common?

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

Is the surname Meyers getting more or less common?

More common. 56,744 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 57,127 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Meyers

A surname, carried by 57,127 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meyers is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 57,127 people named Meyers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,405 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 56,744.

#586

rank among US surnames

57,127

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #528)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#577	Lozano	57,779	5,344
#578	Rangel	57,549	5,365
#580	Hoover	57,497	5,370
#581	Arias	57,477	5,372
#583	Mora	57,464	5,373
#584	Valenzuela	57,383	5,380
#585	Bryan	57,143	5,403

Who is named Meyers

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

90% of people named Meyers identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meyerss

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Seth Meyers
American comedian, television host and actor, born 1973
Nancy Meyers
American film director, producer and screenwriter, born 1949
Krystal Meyers
American Christian singer-songwriter, born 1988
Ann Meyers
American basketball and volleyball player (born 1955)
Dave Meyers
American music video and film director, born 1972
Josh Meyers
American actor and comedian, born 1976
Dave Meyers
American basketball player (1953-2015)
William Meyers
Boxer (1943-2014)
Anne Akiko Meyers
American concert violinist, born 1970
Mary Meyers
American speed skater (1946–2024)
John Meyers
American swimmer (1880-1975)
Scott Meyers
American computer programmer, born 1959

Notable Meyerss come mostly from the United States (15) and South Africa (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meyers

Meyers has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Questions

How common is the surname Meyers?: 57,127 people in the United States had the surname Meyers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,405 Americans. It ranked 586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meyers?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Meyers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meyers?: Seth Meyers, American comedian, television host and actor, followed by Nancy Meyers.
Where is the surname Meyers most common?: Wikidata records people named Meyers in the United States and South Africa.
Is the surname Meyers getting more or less common?: More common. 56,744 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 57,127 in 2010, up 0.7%.