Meyers is a surname of English origin; many branches of the Meyers family trace their origins to Anglo-Saxon England. The name is derived from the Old French^[1] name Maire, meaning "mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters.^[2] The English surname may also mean "physician" (from mire, Old French), or "marsh" (from myrr, Old Norse). The name may also be an Anglicization of the Irish surname ó Meidhir or one of the Scottish surname MacMoyers^[3]

Notable people

• Abby Meyers (born 1999), American basketball player
• 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 (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 (1864–1951), American politician
• Augustus Meyers (1841–1919), American Civil War soldier and author of Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army
• Ben Meyers (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), American politician
• Beth Meyers (born 1959), American politician
• Bethany C. Meyers, American fitness instructor
• Brad Meyers (born 1980), Australian National Rugby League player
• Bruce F. Meyers, American car designer and entrepreneur, best known for the Meyers Manx dune buggy
• Carol Meyers (born 1942), American feminist biblical scholar
• Carole Meyers (died 2007), rabbi
• Carolyn Meyers, 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) (1953–2015), American basketball player
• Dave Meyers (director) (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 (1908–2002), German politician
• Freddie Meyers (1932–2015), former Canadian football player
• G. Bruce Meyers (born 1948), American politician
• George Meyers (1865–1943), Major League Baseball third baseman
• Gerald C. Meyers (born 1928), American industrialist, former Chairman of American Motors Corporation
• Glenford J. Myers, American computer scientist, author of a number of books
• Hazel Meyers, American singer
• J. E. Meyers (1862–1944), American insurance salesman, philanthropist, and politician
• Jack Meyers, American music promoter
• Jake Meyers (born 1996), American baseball player
• Jakobi Meyers (born 1996), American football player
• Jan Meyers (1928–2019), American politician
• Jeffrey Meyers (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), several
  • Johnny Weaver, American professional wrestler and wrestling commentator
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 1977), Irish actor
• Josh Meyers (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julie Meyers (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 (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, American feature film director and screenwriter
• Marilyn Meyers (born 1942), American 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), several people
• Nancy Meyers (born 1949), American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Nina Palmquist Meyers, wife of Earl Warren
• Richard Meyers (born 1949), better known as Richard Hell, American punk-rock singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist
• Roger Meyers, Sr., fictional founder of Itchy and Scratchy Studios
• Scott Meyers (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
• Sidney Meyers (1906–1969), American film director and editor
• Sydney Herbert Meyers, of Eedle and Meyers
• William "Billy" Meyers, "policy dealer" (numbers racketeer) investigated by the Lexow Committee
• William M. Colmer (middle name, Meyers, 1890–1980), Mississippi politician

See also

Look up Meyers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, a major German encyclopedia that existed from 1839 until 1984
• Miss Meyers (1949–1963), an American racehorse
• Lori Meyers, a Spanish indie rock pop group
• Løgismose Meyers, a food company based in Copenhagen, Denmark
• David Meyers (disambiguation)
• Eric Meyers (disambiguation)
• Josh Meyers (disambiguation)
• Meyers House (disambiguation)
• Related surnames: Myers, Meijers, Meyer, De Meyer, Von Meyer, Meier, Meijer, Myer, Meyr, Mayer, Mayr, Maier, Meir, Mair, Meyerson, Myerson

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