Myers

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Meaning "son of Mayer"
Related names Maiorana, Meyers, Myars, Myres, Miers, Miares, Myeres

Myers is an English origin and German origin surname. The English surname traces its origins to Anglo-Saxon England, from the Old English word maire (originally maior) meaning "mayor". 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".

People

Adain Myers (born 1996), international recording artist, song writer

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, basketball executive; former college basketball player

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

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

J. G. Myers, writer and entomologist

James Myers (disambiguation), several people

Jerome Myers (1867–1940), American painter

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

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

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 defenceman

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

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

Pablo Myers is the owner of Myer's Super Food in the television series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule

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