Meyers is a surname of English 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 intelligi ...

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 Adam Henry Meyers (July 18, 1812 – July 31, 1875) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He represented North Northumberland then Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada The Legislative Assembly of t ...

(1812–1875), lawyer and political figure in Canada West *

Al Meyers Allen H. Meyers (September 4, 1908 – March 15, 1976) was an American pioneer aviator. He was a 20th-century aircraft designer. He was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey on September 4, 1908. After graduating from college as a mechanical engine ...

(1908–1976), American pioneer aviator *

Albert Meyers Albert I. Meyers (November 22, 1932 – October 23, 2007) was an American organic chemist, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Colorado State University, and member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Born in New York City, Meye ...

(1932–2007), American organic chemist, professor at Colorado State University *

Albertus L. Meyers Albertus L. Meyers (1890 – May 15, 1979) was an American music conductor and cornet player from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was the bandmaster of the Allentown Band for fifty years, from 1926 to 1976. He was also a friend and exponent of John P ...

(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 (born 1970), American concert violinist * Ari Meyers (born 1969), American actress, best known from the television series ''Kate & Allie'' *

August Meyers August G. Meyers (January 1, 1864 – October 26, 1951) was an American farmer, salesman, and politician. Born in the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Meyers went to Janesville College. He was a farmer, a traveling salesman, and ho ...

(1864–1951), American politician * Augustus Meyers (1841–1919), American Civil War soldier and author of ''Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army'' *

Benjamin Franklin Meyers Benjamin Franklin Meyers (July 6, 1833 – August 11, 1918) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Benjamin F. Meyers was born near New Centerville, Pennsylvania. He attended Somerset Academy and Jeffers ...

(1833–1918), politician * Beth Meyers (born 1959), American politician *

Bethany C. Meyers Bethany Christine Meyers (born May 24, 1986) is an American fitness and lifestyle entrepreneur. They are the founder and chief executive officer of ''be.come'', an exercise fitness program and mobile application. Early life Meyers grew up out ...

, 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 nationa ...

(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 be ...

, American car designer and entrepreneur, best known for the Meyers Manx dune buggy * Carol Meyers (born 1942), feminist biblical scholar *

Carole Meyers Carole Meyers was the first female rabbi in Southern California to lead a congregation full-time. She first became interested in becoming a rabbi after her father died when she was 13 and her stepfather died when she was 19, and the rituals and co ...

(died 2007), rabbi *

Carolyn Meyers Carolyn Winstead Meyers is the former president of Jackson State University. Meyers, a native of Newport News, Virginia, earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University. She earned a master's degree in mechanical enginee ...

, former president of Jackson State University * Chad Meyers (born 1975), former infielder and outfielder in Major League Baseball * Charlie Meyers, American politician and army man * Chief Meyers (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 A ...

(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, philosopher * Elvet Meyers (born 1960), sailor * Errol Solomon Meyers (1890–1956), Brisbane doctor * Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (born 1953), French heiress and author * Franklin Meyers (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 Mönchengladba ...

(1908–2002), German politician * Freddie Meyers (born 1930s), former Canadian footballer *

G. Bruce Meyers Gilbert Bruce Meyers (born June 14, 1948) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 32nd district in the Montana House of Representatives for the 2015 session. A Native American, he is a member of the Chippewa-Cree Th ...

(born 1948), American politician *

George Meyers John George Meyers (February 14, 1865 – November 12, 1943) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Associa ...

(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 ...

(born 1928), American industrialist, former Chairman of American Motors Corporation * Glenford J. Myers, computer scientist, an author of a number of books. *

Hazel Meyers Hazel Meyers was an American classic female blues and country blues singer. She spent most of her career in black vaudeville and on recordings she was billed as a blues artist. Her more famous numbers included "Heartbreaking Blues" and "Blackvill ...

, American singer * J. E. Meyers (1862–1944), insurance salesman, philanthropist, and politician *

Jack Meyers Jack Meyers (sometimes spelled Meyer) is an American music promoter and former general manager of First Avenue & 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat o ...

, American music promoter *

Jake Meyers Jacob Berkshire Meyers (born June 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Meyers played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball, Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was s ...

(born 1996), American baseball player * Jakobi Meyers (born 1996), American football player * Jan Meyers (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 w ...

(born 1939), American biographer, literary, art and film critic * Jerry Meyers (born 1965), American college baseball coach * Jill Meyers (born 1950), American bridge player * Joel Meyers, American sportscaster, current play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers *

John Meyers (disambiguation) John Meyers may refer to: *John Meyers (American football) (1940–1998), former American football defensive tackle * John Meyers (swimmer) (1880–1971), American freestyle swimmer and water polo player *John Meyers (loyalist) John Walden Meyers ...

, several ** Johnny Weaver, 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'' (1996), '' Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''Titus'' (1999), ''Bend It Like ...

(born 1977), Irish actor *

Josh Meyers (disambiguation) Josh Meyers or Josh Myers may refer to: *Josh Meyers (actor) (born 1976), American actor and comedian *Josh Meyers (ice hockey), (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player *Josh Myers (actor) (born 1986), British actor *Josh Myers (Ameri ...

, multiple people *

Julie Meyers Julie Meyers (born 17 August 2000) is a Belgian artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. She represented Belgium at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival The 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tbilisi ...

(born 2000), Belgian artistic gymnast * Klinks Meyers (1890–1933), professional American football player * Krystal Meyers (born 1988), American Christian rock musician * Lanny Meyers (born 1956), American composer, orchestrator, principal arranger, and musical director *

Leroy F. Meyers Leroy Frederick Meyers (June 30, 1927—November 8, 1995) was a mathematician. Early life Meyers was the son of Joseph Meyers and Lillian Meyers née Gershun. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, attending Queens College (graduated 1948) and ...

(1927–1995), mathematician *

Linda Meyers Linda Meyers (later ''Tikalsky'', born July 1, 1937) is a retired American Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer, a former member of the United States Ski Team. She competed at the Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in Alpine sk ...

(born 1937), retired American alpine skier *

Linn Meyers Linn Meyers (born March 17, 1968) is an American, Washington, D.C.–based artist. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and abroad. She is known for her hand-drawn lines and tracings for site-specific installations. Early life and t ...

(born 1968), American, Washington, D.C.–based artist *

Lou Meyers Lewis Henry Meyers (a.k.a. "Crazy Horse") (December 9, 1859 – November 30, 1920) was a 19th-century baseball catcher and outfielder for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association in 1884, playing in 2 career games on April 17 and May 1 ...

(1859–1920), 19th-century baseball catcher and outfielder *

Louis Meyers Louis Jay Meyers (June 21, 1955 – March 11, 2016) was an American festival organizer and co-founder of South By Southwest. He was born in Austin, Texas. Meyers was the event’s primary music booker until he sold his share in the event after the ...

(1950s–2016), American festival organizer *

Marc A. Meyers Marc André Meyers (b. 1946) is an American materials scientist, engineer and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. Meyers studies and writes about the dynamic behavior of materials, synthesis, processing, impact ...

(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 ...

, American feature film director and screenwriter *

Marilyn Meyers Marilyn Ann Meyers (born 1942) is a former American diplomat. She served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Burma from September 1994 to October 1996. Meyers grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. She completed her undergraduate degree at Southwestern ...

(born 1942), Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Burma from September 1994 – October 1996 * Mary Meyers (born 1946), American speed skater * Maury Meyers (1932–2014) *

Michael Myers (disambiguation) Michael Myers or Mike Myers may refer to: *Michael Myers (Halloween), Michael Myers (''Halloween''), a fictional character and antagonist in the ''Halloween'' films *Michael Myers (judge) (1873–1950), sixth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of N ...

, 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), ''Irreconcilable Differences'' (1984), ''Baby B ...

(born 1949), American film director, producer, and screenwriter *

Nina Palmquist Meyers 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 o ...

, 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 constitutio ...

Richard Meyers Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United Stat ...

(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 ...

, American punk-rock singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist *

Roger Meyers, Sr. ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' (often shortened as ''Itchy & Scratchy'') is a fictional animated television series featured on ''The Simpsons''. Description The show depicts a blue mouse named Itchy who repeatedly and violently maims or kills a ...

, 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 co ...

(born 1959), American author of several books on object-oriented programming *

Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts '' Late Night with Seth Meyers'', a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was a cast member and head writer for N ...

(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 weeknight ...

'' * Sidney Meyers (1906–1969), American film director and editor * Sydney Herbert Meyers, of

Eedle and Meyers Eedle and Meyers were a British firm of architects, co-founded by Frederick James Eedle (1863–1953) and Sydney Herbert Meyers. Eedle and Meyers specialised in pub design from the 1880s to 1946. They designed The Palm Tree, a public house, ...

* 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 of ...

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

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