Myers

This article is about the surname Myers. For other uses, see Myers (disambiguation).

Myers
Family name
Meaning	"son of Mayer"
Related names	Meyers, Myars, Myres, Miers, Miares, Myeres

Myers is an English origin and German origin surname. The English surname is an 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]

People

• Alan Myers (drummer), U.S. drummer with Devo
• Alan Myers (translator) (born 1933), English translator
• Amanda Myers (born 1984), Green Party Candidate, Canadian
• Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer
• Andy Myers (born in 1973), American footballer
• Andy Myers (born 1989), Amateur golfer
• Baruch Myers (born 1964), Chabad Rabbi, American
• Ben Myers (born 1976), UK writer
• Brad Myers (born 1957) U.S. Computer Scientist
• 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
• Dwight Arrington Myers (1967-2011), late 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 William Henry Myers (1843–1901), English poet and essayist
• George S. Myers (1905–1985), U.S. ichthyologist
• Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), U.S. psychologist
• Gene Myers, U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
• Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), U.S. reporter, feature writer
• Harry Myers (1882–1938), American film actor and director
• Harry Myers (rugby) (1875–1906), English rugby player
• Henry L. Myers (1862–1943), US Senator from Montana
• Henry Hy Myers (1889–1965), US baseball player
• Henry Myers (shortstop) (1858–1895), US baseball player
• Isabel Briggs Myers (1897–1980), American co-creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• J. G. Myers, writer and entomologist, refer cicada
• James Myers (disambiguation), several people
• 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
• 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
• Lon Myers (1858-99), American world-record-setting runner
• 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
• Rob Myers (born 1986), American football player
• Russell Myers (born 1938), U.S. cartoonist
• Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist
• Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
• Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• A Wallis Myers (Arthur), CBE (1878-1939), British sportsman (Founder, IC of GB) and journalist
• Walter Dean Myers (born August 12, 1937) African American Author
• William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, an American professional wrestler
• William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), U.S. lawyer
• William Myers (UK politician), British politician
• Vali Myers (born August 2, 1930) Australian artist

Fictional

• Don Myers and Edith Myers are characters in the novel Halloween by Curtis Richards
• Judith Myers, character in the first Halloween film and its remake. This character also appears and is mentioned in novels and comic books.
• Michael Myers (Halloween), serial killer character in the Halloween film series that also appears in novels and comic books.
• Nina Myers, character from the TV series 24
• Ros Myers, character from the TV series Spooks

Places

• Myers, Montana, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Myersville, Maryland
• Myers Point, Nova Scotia
• Fort Myers, Florida

See also

• Meyers
• Myer, Meyr, Meyer, Meyerson, Meier, Meir, Maier, Mayer, Mair, Mayr, Von Meyer
• Myers's Rum

References

1. ^ "Surnames: Myers". surnamedb.com. http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Myers. Retrieved FEbruary 11, 2008. 
2. ^ "Myers – name meaning & origin". genealogy.about.com. http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/m/bl_name-MYERS.htm. Retrieved February 11, 2008. 

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