Meyers is a surname of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

origin; many branches of the Meyers family trace their origins to

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

England. The name is derived from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

name ''Maire'', meaning "mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters. The English surname may also mean "physician" (from ''mire'',

), or "marsh" (from ,

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

). The name may also be an Anglicization of the Irish surname ó Meidhir or one of the Scottish surname MacMoyers

Notable people

* Adam Meyers (1812–1875), lawyer and political figure in Canada West * Al Meyers (1908–1976), American pioneer aviator * Albert Meyers (1932–2007), American organic chemist, professor at Colorado State University * Albertus L. Meyers (1890–1979), American music conductor and cornet player *

Ann Meyers Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is an American former basketball player and sportscaster. She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional level ...

(born 1955), former American basketball player and current sportscaster *

Anne Akiko Meyers Anne Akiko Meyers (born May 15, 1970) is an American concert violinist. Meyers was the top-selling classical instrumentalist of 2014 on Billboard's traditional classical charts. Early life and education The daughter of an artist and a colleg ...

(born 1970), American concert violinist *

Ari Meyers Ari Meyers (born April 6, 1969) is an American former actress. She played the role of Emma Jane McArdle in the television series '' Kate & Allie'' (1984). Early years Meyers (birth name: Ariadne Meyer) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Jewi ...

(born 1969), American actress, best known from the television series ''Kate & Allie'' * August Meyers (1864–1951), American politician *

Augustus Meyers Augustus Meyers was an American soldier during the Civil War best known for writing ''Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army'', an account of his life in the military. The book is an important historical document that contains many unique descript ...

(1841–1919), American Civil War soldier and author of ''Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army'' * Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), politician *

Beth Meyers Beth Meyers (born May 29, 1959) is an American social worker and Democratic politician. She has been a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 74th Assembly district, in northern Wisconsin, since 2015. Biography Born in Bayfi ...

(born 1959), American politician * Bethany C. Meyers, American fitness instructor *

Brad Meyers Bradley Meyers (born 5 January 1980), also known by the nicknames of "Big Red", or "Two Step", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian national ...

(born 1980), Australian National Rugby League player *

Bruce F. Meyers The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

, American car designer and entrepreneur, best known for the Meyers Manx dune buggy *

Carol Meyers Carol Lyons Meyers (born 1942) is an American feminist biblical scholar. She is the Mary Grace Wilson Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Duke University. Meyers' field of research is focused on biblical studies, archaeology in the Middle ...

(born 1942), feminist biblical scholar * Carole Meyers (died 2007), rabbi * Carolyn Meyers, former president of Jackson State University *

Chad Meyers Chad William Meyers (born August 8, 1975), is a former infielder and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners in parts of four seasons spanning 1999–2003. Career Commonly nicknamed 'Chaddie ...

(born 1975), former infielder and outfielder in Major League Baseball *

Charlie Meyers Charles W. Meyers (August 15, 1921 – September 12, 2010) served in the California Assembly for the 19th and 24th district from 1949 - 1969. During World War II he also served in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the ...

, American politician and army man *

Chief Meyers John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880 – July 25, 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants, Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early ...

(1880–1971), Major League Baseball catcher from 1909 to 1917 *

Dave Meyers (basketball) David William Meyers (April 21, 1953 – October 9, 2015) was an American basketball player who played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The forward played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was an Al ...

(1953–2015), American basketball player *

Dave Meyers (director) David Charles Meyers (born October 19, 1972) is an American music video, commercial and film director. Early life Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Dave Meyers developed his love for film while working for a local Landmark cinema at age ...

(born 1980), American music video director *

Diana Tietjens Meyers Diana Meyers is a philosopher working in the philosophy of action and in the philosophy of feminism. Meyers is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Connecticut. Biography Diana Meyers holds a bachelor's degree from the Univers ...

, philosopher *

Elvet Meyers Elvet Meyers (born May 2, 1960) is a sailor who competed for the British Virgin Islands. Meyers competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is ...

(born 1960), sailor *

Errol Solomon Meyers Professor Errol Solomon Meyers (9 August 1890 – 11 February 1956) was a prominent Brisbane doctor and one of the founding fathers of the University of Queensland School of Medicine in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was a leader in medical ...

(1890–1956), Brisbane doctor *

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (; born 10 July 1953) is a French businesswoman, philanthropist, writer, pianist and billionaire heiress, the richest woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$75.3 billion as of March 2022, according to ...

(born 1953), French heiress and author *

Franklin Meyers Franklin Antonio Meyers (born 28 November 1967) is a Sint Maarten businessman and United People's Party politician who serves as a Member of Parliament since 2014. He was Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications i ...

(born 1967), Dutch politician *

Franz Meyers Franz Josef Heinrich Georg Meyers (31 July 1908 – 27 January 2002) was a German politician ( CDU) and the 4th Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia between 21 July 1958 and 8 December 1966. He was born and died in Mönchengladbach ...

(1908–2002), German politician *

Freddie Meyers Frederic Meyers (May 6, 1932 - January 31, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at Oklahoma State University and Michigan State University. References

1932 births 2015 deaths ...

(born 1930s), former Canadian footballer * G. Bruce Meyers (born 1948), American politician * George Meyers (1865–1943), Major League Baseball third baseman *

Gerald C. Meyers Gerald Carl Meyers (born December 5, 1928), former chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) is an industrialist, author, lecturer, and management consultant. Early life Born December 5, 1928, in Buffalo, New York, Meyers attended p ...

(born 1928), American industrialist, former Chairman of American Motors Corporation *

Glenford J. Myers Glenford Myers (born December 12, 1946) is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and author. He founded two successful high-tech companies (RadiSys and IP Fabrics), authored eight textbooks in the computer sciences, and made important co ...

, computer scientist, an author of a number of books. * Hazel Meyers, American singer *

J. E. Meyers J. Edward Meyers (December 22, 1862 – June 11, 1944) was an American insurance salesman, philanthropist, and politician and the 27th mayor of Minneapolis. Early life and education Meyers was born in Dayton, Ohio and moved to Minneapolis to at ...

(1862–1944), insurance salesman, philanthropist, and politician * Jack Meyers, American music promoter * Jake Meyers (born 1996), American baseball player *

Jakobi Meyers Jakobi Meyers (born November 9, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Jan Meyers Janice Lenore Meyers ( née Crilly; July 20, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. Biography Meyers was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended ...

(1928–2019), American politician *

Jeffrey Meyers Jeffrey Meyers (born April 1, 1939 in New York City) is an American biographer, literary, art and film critic. He currently lives in Berkeley, California. Biography Jeffrey Meyers was born in New York City in 1939 and grew up in New York. He wa ...

(born 1939), American biographer, literary, art and film critic *

Jerry Meyers Jerry Meyers (born March 8, 1965) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head coach for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Meyers attended the Iowa State University from 1984-1987 before starting his coachin ...

(born 1965), American college baseball coach *

Jill Meyers Jill J. Meyers (born February 13, 1950) is an American bridge player from Santa Monica, California. Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets (summer and October), she ranked 7th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (M ...

(born 1950), American bridge player *

Joel Meyers Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play announcer of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also is the lead host of "Above the Rim", which airs weekdays from 10am-1pm ET on SiriusXM N ...

, American sportscaster, current play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers * John Meyers (disambiguation), several **

Johnny Weaver Kenneth Eugene Weaver (November 17, 1935 – February 15, 2008) was an American professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better known by his ring name, Johnny Weaver. Career 1960s Weaver's career spa ...

, professional wrestler and wrestling commentator *

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor, model and musician. He is known for his roles in the films ''Michael Collins (film), Michael Collins'' (1996), ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''Titus (f ...

(born 1977), Irish actor * Josh Meyers (disambiguation), multiple people * Julie Meyers (born 2000), Belgian artistic gymnast *

Klinks Meyers Klinks Meyers (1890 – January 20, 1933) was a professional American football player. Biography Meyers was born in 1890 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He died on January 20, 1933, in Hammond, Indiana, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Care ...

(1890–1933), professional American football player *

Krystal Meyers Krystal Nicole Meyers is an American Christian rock and contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and musician. She released three albums under Essential Records (Christian), Essential Records: ''Krystal Meyers (a ...

(born 1988), American Christian rock musician *

Lanny Meyers Lanny Meyers is an American composer, orchestrator, arranger, principal arranger and musical director. He has composed the ballet ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Oklahoma City Ballet), ''The Hunt of the Uni ...

(born 1956), American composer, orchestrator, principal arranger, and musical director * Leroy F. Meyers (1927–1995), mathematician * Linda Meyers (born 1937), retired American alpine skier * Linn Meyers (born 1968), American, Washington, D.C.–based artist * Lou Meyers (1859–1920), 19th-century baseball catcher and outfielder * Louis Meyers (1950s–2016), American festival organizer * Marc A. Meyers (born 1946), American materials scientist, engineer, and professor *

Marc Meyers Marc Meyers is an American feature film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his fourth feature film ''My Friend Dahmer'' and the previous '' How He Fell in Love''. His first feature film was ''Approaching Union Square''. Based on h ...

, American feature film director and screenwriter * Marilyn Meyers (born 1942), Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Burma from September 1994 – October 1996 *

Mary Meyers Mary Margret Meyers (later ''Berger'', later ''Rothstein'', born February 10, 1946) is an American speed skater who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capi ...

(born 1946), American speed skater *

Maury Meyers Maurice "Maury" Meyers (April 16, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American politician who served four non-consecutive terms (1978–1980, 1980–1982, 1986–1988 and 1988–1990) as Mayor of Beaumont, Texas. He is well known in th ...

(1932–2014) * Michael Myers (disambiguation), several people *

Nancy Meyers Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films including ''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'' (1980), ''Irreconcilable D ...

(born 1949), American film director, producer, and screenwriter * Nina Palmquist Meyers, wife of

Earl Warren Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitution ...

* Richard Meyers (born 1949), better known as

Richard Hell Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Hell was in several important early punk rock bands, including Neon Boys, Television and T ...

, American punk-rock singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist * Roger Meyers, Sr., fictional founder of Itchy and Scratchy Studios *

Scott Meyers Scott Douglas Meyers (born April 9, 1959) is an American author and software consultant, specializing in the C++ computer programming language. He is known for his ''Effective C++'' book series. During his career, he was a frequent speaker at con ...

(born 1959), American author of several books on object-oriented programming * Seth Meyers (born 1973), American actor and comedian, host of late-night talk show, ''

Late Night with Seth Meyers ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' is an American late-night news and political satire talk show hosted by Seth Meyers on NBC. The show premiered on February 24, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. Airing weeknights a ...

'' *

Sidney Meyers Sidney Meyers (March 9, 1906 – December 4, 1969), also known by the pen name Robert Stebbins was an American film director and editor. Sidney Meyers is best known for two documentary films: '' The Quiet One'', which he wrote and directed, a ...

(1906–1969), American film director and editor *

Sydney Herbert Meyers Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, of Eedle and Meyers * William "Billy" Meyers, "policy dealer" (numbers racketeer) investigated by the

Lexow Committee Lexow Committee (1894 to 1895) was a major New York State Senate probe into police corruption in New York City. The Lexow Committee inquiry, which took its name from the committee's chairman, State Senator Clarence Lexow, was the widest-ranging ...

* William M. Colmer (middle name, Meyers, 1890–1980), Mississippi politician

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