Myers
Appearance
Pronunciation | Plural Myerses; possessive Myers', Myerses' |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "son of Mayer" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Meyers, Myars, Myres, Miers, Miares, Myeres |
Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French mire ("physician"),[1] Old English maire ("mayor"),[citation needed] and Old Norse myrr ("marsh").[citation needed]
People
[edit]- Abram F. Myers (1889–after 1960), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors
- Alan Myers (drummer) (1954–2013), American drummer (Devo)
- Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator
- Albert Cook Myers (1874–1960), American historian
- Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist
- Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer
- Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer
- Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist
- Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist.
- Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer
- Sir Arthur Myers (1868–1926), New Zealand politician
- Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman
- Barry Myers (director), English advertising filmmaker.
- Baruch Myers (born 1964), American rabbi
- Ben Myers (born 1976), British writer
- Billie Myers (born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter
- Bob Myers (born 1975), American basketball executive
- Brad Myers, American football player
- Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer
- Brad A. Myers (born 1957), American computer scientist
- Bret Myers (born 1980), American soccer player and professor
- Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), American academic, critic
- Brett Myers (born 1980), American baseball player
- Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor
- Bryant Myers (born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
- Calev Myers, American–Israeli lawyer
- Carlton Myers (born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player
- Charles Andrew Myers (1913–2000), American labor economist
- Charles G. Myers, New York State Attorney General (1860–61)
- Charles Samuel Myers (1873–1946), English psychologist
- Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator
- Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author
- Dave Myers (presenter) (1957–2024), English celebrity chef, television presenter
- David Myers (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary
- Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of Heavy D, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
- Elizabeth Myers (1912–1947), British novelist
- Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author
- Eugene Myers (born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
- Frank J. Myers, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers)
- Frederic Myers (1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author
- Frederic W. H. Myers (1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research
- Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), American psychologist
- George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois
- George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist
- Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer
- Harry C. Myers (1882–1938), American film actor and director
- Harry Myers (rugby) (1875–1906), English rugby player
- Henry "Hy" Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player
- Henry L. Myers (1862–1943), American politician; United States Senator (D-MT)
- Henry Myers (shortstop) (1858–1895), American baseball player
- Isabel Briggs Myers (1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- James Myers (disambiguation), several people
- Jerome Myers (1867–1940), American painter
- John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York
- John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist
- John J. Myers, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark
- John Myers Myers (1906–1988), American author
- J. W. Myers (c. 1864–c. 1919?), Welsh-American baritone
- Judith A. Myers (born 1939), American politician
- Kathleen Myers (1899–1959), American actress
- Kevin Myers (born 1947), Irish journalist
- Kris Myers, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee
- Kyle Myers, American YouTube actor/presenter
- Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist
- Leonard Myers (politician) (1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA)
- LeRoy Myers (1919–2004), American tap dancer
- LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born 1951), American politician (R-MD)
- Lon Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner
- Lou Myers (1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer
- Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings.
- Maurice William Myers (1821–1899), American librarian
- Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach
- Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer
- Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge
- Matthew Myers (ice hockey) (born 1984), British ice hockey player
- Meg Myers (born 1986), American musician
- Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
- Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1943), American politician (D-PA)
- Mike Myers (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), American baseball player
- Mordecai Myers (New York politician), American merchant, politician, and military officer
- Paul Myers (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician
- Paul Myers (record producer) (born 1967), English record producer
- Paul Myers, founding host of Christian radio program The Haven of Rest from 1934 to 1971
- Paul Walter Myers (1932–2015), English record producer and writer
- Philip Myers (musician) (born 1949), American musician
- Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian
- Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- PZ Myers (born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger
- Quincy Alden Myers (1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Randy Myers (born 1962), American baseball player
- Richard Myers (born 1942), American military officer; United States Air Force general
- Rob Myers (born 1986), American football player
- Ronald Myers (1956–2018), American physician, minister, musician and activist
- Russell Myers (born 1938), American cartoonist
- Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of Bowie State University
- Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist
- Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist
- Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
- Stewart Myers, American academic, educator
- Tobias Myers (born 1998), American baseball player
- Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Theodore W. Myers (1844–1918), American banker and New York City Comptroller
- Thomas Myers (1774–1834), English mathematician and geographer
- Vernā Myers (born 1960) American diversity consultant , author, speaker, lawyer, and corporate executive.
- Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014) African-American author
- Walter Myers Jr. (1914-1967) American judge
- Wil Myers (born 1990), American baseball player
- William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, American professional wrestler
- William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer
- William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician
- Woody Myers (born 1954), American physician and politician
- Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist
Fictional characters
[edit]- Get Blake Myers
- Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Nina Myers (24)
- Ros Myers (Spooks)
See also
[edit]- Maier
- Mair (surname)
- Mayer (name)
- Mayr
- Meier (surname)
- Meir (name)
- Meyer (disambiguation)
- Meyers
- Meyerson
- Meyr (surname)
- Myer (disambiguation)
- Myers's Rum
- Von Meyer
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.