Meyers

Meyers
Origin
Word/nameEngland, Ireland, Scotland, Ashkenazi Jews
Other names
Variant formsMyers, Myars, Miares, Myeres, MacMoyers

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 name Maire, meaning an officer in charge of legal matters. 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

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References

  1. ↑ "Maire - Wiktionary". 19 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Meyers family crest
  3. ↑ "Myers – name meaning & origin". genealogy.about.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-02-11.