# Myers (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/myers/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 229,895 |
| US rank (2010) | 96 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,343 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (224,824 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)z/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Meyers |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Meidhir (“descendant of Meidhir”), named based on meidhir (“mirth”). * As an English surname, variant of Myer. * Also as an English surname, the noun mire. * As a Dutch and German surname, Americanized from Meyers, Mayers, Meyer, Mayer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Myers 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Myers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

## People named Myers

- Emma Myers, American actress (born 2002)
- Harry Myers, American actor (1882–1938)
- Carmel Myers, American actress (1899–1980)
- PZ Myers, American biologist and blogger
- Ken Myers, American rower
- Isabel Briggs Myers, American writer (1897–1980)
- Viola Myers, athletics competitor (1927–1993)
- Kim Myers, American actress
- Paula Jean Myers-Pope, American diver (1934–1995)
- Marshevet Myers, American sprinter
- Edwin Myers, American pole vaulter (1896-1978)
- Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter and musician

and 26 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Meyers, Mayers, Moyers, Mears, Miers, Meares, Mowers, Meers, Myres, Morris, Marsh, Marks.

## 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.