Myers
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This article is about the surname Myers. For other uses, see Myers (disambiguation).
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| Meaning | "son of Mayer" |
| Related names | Meyers, Myars, Miares, Myeres |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Myers |
Myers is an English origin and German origin surname. The English surname is early medieval patronymic meaning "son of Mayer", an occupational name for a mayor. The English surname may also have evolved from "physician" ("mire", Old French), or "marsh" ("myrr", Old Norse}. The first English public record of the surname was in 1212. The German surname means "steward"/"bailiff", referring to the town magistrate. Myers is uncommon as a given name. There are many variant spellings.[1][2]
[edit] People
- Alan Myers (drummer), U.S. drummer with Devo
- Alan Myers (translator) (born 1933), English translator
- Amanda Myers (born 1984), Green Party Candidate, Canadian
- Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), U.S. professor, critic
- Brett Myers (born 1980), U.S. baseball player
- Carlton Myers (born 1971), Italian basketball player
- Charles G. Myers, New York State Attorney General 1860-1861
- Charles Samuel Myers (1873–1946), English psychologist
- Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), U.S. sociologist, professor, and textbook author
- Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), former White House Press Secretary
- Frederic William Henry Myers (1843–1901), English poet and essayist
- Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), U.S. psychologist
- Gene Myers, U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
- G. S. Myers, ichthyologist, founder of the killifish genera Aphyosemion, Fundulopanchax, and others
- Gustavus Myers (1872 – 1942), U.S. reporter, feature writer
- Isabel Briggs Myers (1897 – 1980), American co-creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- James Myers (disambiguation page)
- Jerome Myers (1867–1940), U.S. painter
- John J. Myers, U.S. Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark
- John Myers Myers (1906–1988), U.S. author
- J. G. Myers, writer and entomologist, refer cicada
- Kevin Myers (born 1947), Irish journalist
- Kris Myers, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee
- Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist
- Leonard Myers (1827–1905), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Leopold Hamilton Myers (1881–1944)
- LeRoy Myers (1919–2004), U.S. tap dancer
- LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. (born 1951), U.S. politician in Maryland
- Lou Myers (1915 - 2005, U.S. cartoonist and short story writer
- Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
- Michael Myers (politician) (born 1943), U.S. politician
- Mike Myers (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), U.S. baseball player
- Paul Myers (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician
- PZ Myers (born 1957), U.S. professor, biologist and science blogger
- Randy Myers (born 1962), U.S. baseball player
- Richard Myers (born 1942), general of the United States Air Force
- Russell Myers (born 1938), U.S. cartoonist
- Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
- Myers, William James (Jim), better known as George "The Animal" Steele, an American professional wrestler
- William Myers (born 1955), U.S. lawyer
- William Myers (UK politician), British politician
[edit] References
- ^ Surnames: Myers. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ Myers - name meaning & origin. genealogy.about.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
[edit] See also
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