Myers
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Mayer" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Meyers, Myars, Myres, Miers, Miares, Myeres |
Myers is an English, Dutch and German origin surname. The English surname traces its origins to Anglo-Saxon England, from the Old English word maire (originally maior) meaning "mayor".[1] The German origin of the surname Myers has the meaning "steward or bailiff," as in the magistrate of a city or town. The English origin of the surname has two possible sources: from the Old French mire meaning "physician" or the Old Norse myrr meaning "marsh".[2]
People
- Alan Myers (drummer), American drummer (Devo)
- Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator
- Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist
- Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer
- Andy Myers (born in 1973), American footballer
- Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional golfer
- 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), UK writer
- 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
- Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), American academic, critic
- Brett Myers (born 1980), American baseball player
- Bryant Myers (born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
- Calev Myers, American–Israeli lawyer
- Carlton Myers (born 1971), UK-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
- Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author
- Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary
- Dwight Arrington Myers (1967–2011), Jamaican–American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
- Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author
- 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
- Gene Myers, U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
- George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist
- Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer
- Harry 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
- 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 (1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA)
- Leopold Hamilton Myers (1881–1944)
- 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
- Matt Myers, American college baseball coach
- Matthew Myers, Australian judge
- Meg Myers, singer-songwriter
- Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
- Michael Myers (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
- 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 (born 1949), American musician
- Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- PZ Myers (born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger
- 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 (born 1956), American physician, minister, musician and activist
- Russell Myers (born 1938), American cartoonist
- Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist
- Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
- Stewart Myers, American academic, educator
- Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
- Thomas Myers (1774–1834), English mathematician and geographer
- Walter Dean Myers (born August 12, 1937) African-American author
- William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, American professional wrestler
- William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer
- William Myers (UK politician), British politician
- Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist
Fiction
- Blake Myers, a main character in the animated series Get Blake!
- Eric Myers, Power Rangers: Time Force
- Michael, Angel Myers, and Judith Myers of the Halloween film series
- Nina Myers is a character in the television series 24
- Ros Myers is a character in the television series Spooks
See also
References
- ^ "Surnames: Myers". houseofnames.com.
- ^ "Myers – name meaning & origin". genealogy.about.com. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
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