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Meyer Family History & Genealogy

71,983 biographies and 96 photos with the Meyer last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Meyer family members.

Meyer Last Name History & Origin

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Name Origin

From the Middle High German word meier meaning "higher, superior". It was used for landholder's stewards or great farmers or leaseholders (nowadays a Meier is a dairy farmer). Meier and Meyer are used more often in northern Germany while Maier and Mayer are used in southern Germany.

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Early Meyers

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Helena Meyer was born in 1642, and died at age 57 years old in 1699. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helena Meyer.
Louisa (Meyer) De Bruyn was born in 1742. Louisa was baptized on August 29, 1756. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Louisa Meyer De Bruyn.
Henry Meyer of Australia was born in 1786, and died at age 83 years old in 1869.
Carl Christian Meyer of Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 74 years old in 1873.
Christian Frederick Meyer of Australia was born in 1807 to Daniel Peter Meyer and Sophie Giese Meyer. Christian Meyer died at age 57 years old in 1864.
Caroline Frederi Meyer of Australia was born in 1808, and died at age 56 years old in 1864.
John Jacob Meyer of Berwick Australia was born in 1808, and died at age 74 years old in 1882 in Berwick.
William Meyer of Stawell Australia was born in 1809, and died at age 78 years old in 1887 in Stawell.
John Meyer of Ararat Australia was born in 1809, and died at age 78 years old in 1887 in Ararat.
Joachim Meyer of Australia was born in 1809, and died at age 67 years old in 1876.
Joachim Meyer of Australia was born in 1810, and died at age 67 years old in 1877.
Elizabeth Meyer of Australia was born in 1810, and died at age 62 years old in 1872.

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Dora (Meyer) Deverell of Mentone, City of Kingston County, VIC Australia was born circa 1868 in Wandsworth, Greater London County, England United Kingdom. She was married to Alfred James Deverell, and had children Alfred James Deverell Jnr., Lilian May (Deverell) Quinlan, Lena Olive Deverell, and Harry Deverell. Dora Deverell died at age 79 years old on February 25, 1948 in Mentone, VIC Australia.
John A. Meyer
John A. Meyer was born in May 1937, and died at age 86 years old in February 2024. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John A. Meyer.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Madeline steinmetz.
Howard Meyer was born circa 1910 to Pauline Rey and Albert Meyer, and has a sister Madeline Meyer. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Howard Meyer.
Madeline Meyer was born in May 1908, and died at age 85 years old in 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Madeline Meyer .
Thomas M Meyer of Bexar County, TX was born circa 1947. Thomas Meyer was married to Alma G. (Avila) Meyer on October 26, 1968 in Bexar County, TX and they separated on April 12, 1973, and has a child Zachary W (Meyer) Avila. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas M. Meyer.
Louisa Victoria (Meyer) Spalding of Lara, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born in 1886 in Coghills Creek, City of Ballarat County, and died at age 31 years old in 1917 in Lara, Greater Geelong City County.
Lexi Elizabeth (Noll) Meyer was born on January 10, 1998 at The Toledo Hospital, in Toledo, Ohio United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lexi Elizabeth Meyer.
Elsa D Meyer of 15700 Lassen St, in North Hills, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on March 20, 1945 in Buenos Aires, CABA Argentina, and died at age 57 years old on October 20, 2002 at Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California United States.
Mary Eileen (Neary) Meyer Mrs was born on March 10, 1963 at NYU Langone Hospital Long Island 259 1st St, in Mineola, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Meyer.
A veteran of World War II, Rudolf enlisted in April of 1944 in Camp Upton, New York.
Rudolf Meyer was born on April 16, 1925 at Chicago, Illinois, USA in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States, and died at age 76 years old on May 8, 2001 at Lörrach, Germany in Lörrach, Freiburg County, BW Germany. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rudolf Meyer.
Rudolf Meyer enlisted in the United States Army in September of 1943 and was discharged in December of 1945. he was a veteran of World War II.
Ellsworth Carl Meyer of Martin Ct, in Fairmont, Minnesota United States was born on July 12, 1904. He was in a relationship with Della Loretta (Laidley), and had children Romaine E Meyer and Dayle Robert Meyers. Ellsworth Meyer died at age 85 years old on January 13, 1990.
Della Loretta (Laidley) Meyer was born on June 7, 1904. She was in a relationship with Ellsworth Carl Meyer, and had children Romaine E Meyer and Dayle Robert Meyers. Della Meyer died at age 90 years old on July 11, 1994. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Della Loretta (Laidley).
Romaine Ellsworth Meyer of O'Fallon, St. Clair County, Illinois United States was born on September 17, 1930 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND, and died at age 56 years old on November 7, 1986 in O'Fallon, St. Clair County, IL. Romaine Meyer was buried on October 12, 1986 at Jefferson Barracks National CemeterySection NN Site 749 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo.
Dagny (Kristiansen) Meyer was in a relationship with Haakon Meyer, and has children Dorrit Stuwe and Bjørn Meyer. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dagny Meyer.
Haakon Meyer of Oslo, Oslo Norway, was in a relationship with Dagny Meyer, and has children Dorrit Stuwe and Bjørn Meyer. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Haakon Meyer.
Father of 4, Married to Janne Karin Riise Meyer. Grandchildren called him Moff.

Popular Meyer Biographies

Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt
Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt was born on April 1, 1867 in Germany, and died at age 87 years old on September 8, 1954 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt.
Catherine Ruby (Rutledge) Meyer
Catherine Ruby (Rutledge) Meyer was born on April 27, 1911 in Iowa United States, and died at age 61 years old in 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine Ruby (Rutledge) Meyer.
Wanda (Marsack) Meyer
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wanda (Marsack) Meyer.
Frederick Christian Meyer was born on February 21, 1901 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA to parents Johann Fredrich Meyer (1869-1942) and Rosine "Rose" Christiane Hafner (1873-1948). He had a brother, John C Meyer (1893-). He was married to Berha Ellis Johnson (1906-1994) and together they had three children including daughters Rosemarie and Donna Meyer. Frederick worked as a salesman and as an auto mechanic for an auto sales room.
Shirley Mae (Morgan) Meyer
Shirley Mae (Morgan) Meyer was born on February 16, 1932 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma United States to Alexander M Morgan and Vera Bertha (Gindt) Morgan, and had siblings Martha Jeanne (Morgan) Gurthet and Kenneth Vernon Morgan "Ox". Shirley Meyer died at age 83 years old on March 30, 2015 in Tulsa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shirley Mae (Morgan) Meyer.
Carter Forsling Meyer was born to Otto and Gertrude Meyer. He had a sister, Roberta. His parents had been born in Nebraska. Carter Meyer married Cheryl Maher on January 28, 1961, in Cherry Hills Village, Arapahoe County, Colorado. They were married by a Lutheran pastor and both listed their home addresses as being in Colorado. Carter and Cheryl divorced on September 5, 1973, in Denver, Colorado.
Sarah J. (Vencil) Meyer
Sarah J Meyer of Mc lennan County, TX was born in 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah J. (Vencil) Meyer.
William Henry Meyer
William Henry Meyer was born on January 16, 1886. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Henry Meyer.
Dakota Dale Meyer DDM was born in 2005. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dakota Dale Meyer DDM.
Johanna "Hanna" Meyer
Johanna Meyer was born on March 11, 1888. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johanna "Hanna" Meyer.
Anselmo Meyer of 288 Walnut St, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey United States was born on April 30, 1944, and died at age 57 years old on December 12, 2001.
Ora G. (Meyer) Riese was born in 1904 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States, and died at age 83 years old in 1987 in San Francisco. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ora G. (Meyer) Riese.
Thelma Ilean (Sparks) Meyer
Thelma Ilean (Sparks) Meyer was born on February 11, 1908 in Wells County, Indiana United States, and died at age 94 years old on April 18, 2002 in Gunnison, Gunnison County, CO. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thelma Ilean (Sparks) Meyer.
Oscar Robert Meyer
Oscar Robert Meyer was born on July 16, 1905 in Ft. Wayne,Allen,IN, Allen County, Indiana United States, and died at age 55 years old on August 13, 1960 in Ft. Wayne. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Oscar Robert Meyer.
Edgar M Meyer of Algona, Kossuth County, IA was born on May 1, 1928, and died at age 73 years old on May 5, 2001.
Maria Isabel (Cantu) Wade-Meyer was born on September 30, 1971 in La Feria, Cameron County, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maria Isabel (Cantu) Wade-Meyer.
Maria Carolina (Meyer) Brockhouse was born in 1896, and died at age 95 years old on October 13, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maria Carolina (Meyer) Brockhouse.
Eda Dorothy Meyer was born on April 16, 1916, and died at age 11 years old in 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eda Dorothy Meyer.
Diane Meyer is a mother of three, and a step mother of two. Diane has eight grandchildren. She worked as a secretary for a while until she had her first child Kathryn with her Husband. She grew up in New Jersey with her mother Jablonski Stawarz, her father Charles Stawarz, and her two sisters. Her favorite memory of her father is when she would wake up early in the morning to go fishing with her cousins, and her Father.

Ellsworth Carl Meyer of Martin Ct, in Fairmont, Minnesota United States was born on July 12, 1904. He was in a relationship with Della Loretta (Laidley), and had children Romaine E Meyer and Dayle Robert Meyers. Ellsworth Meyer died at age 85 years old on January 13, 1990.

Meyer Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Meyer family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 61,924 people with the last name Meyer that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

75.0 years

Oldest Meyers

These are the longest-lived members of the Meyer family on AncientFaces.

Gordon Meyer was born on May 17, 1863, and died at age 114 years old in November 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gordon Meyer.
114 years
Lucille J Meyer of Burlingame, San Mateo County, CA was born on December 30, 1896, and died at age 110 years old on May 24, 2007.
110 years
Clarence C Meyer of Davenport, Polk County, FL was born on October 12, 1893, and died at age 107 years old on July 6, 2001.
107 years
Louise E Meyer of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI was born on August 16, 1881, and died at age 107 years old on May 2, 1989.
107 years
Marie Meyer of Hudson, Pasco County, FL was born on October 29, 1891, and died at age 107 years old on October 6, 1999.
107 years
Anna E Meyer of Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL was born on August 6, 1886, and died at age 108 years old on December 3, 1994.
108 years
Charles Meyer of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on November 10, 1902, and died at age 106 years old on June 7, 2009.
106 years
Mabel Meyer of Bradenton, Manatee County, FL was born on March 20, 1890, and died at age 106 years old on February 4, 1997.
106 years
Ethel L Meyer of Jefferson City, Cole County, MO was born on September 27, 1897, and died at age 106 years old on September 11, 2004.
106 years
Wava May Meyer of Freeborn, Freeborn County, Minnesota was born on June 29, 1904, and died at age 106 years old on June 9, 2011.
106 years
Kathryn M Meyer of Prague, Lincoln County, OK was born on February 4, 1900, and died at age 105 years old on January 7, 2006.
105 years
Elfriede S Meyer of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on May 22, 1894, and died at age 105 years old on January 27, 2000.
105 years
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Hello, my name is Emily Meyers. When I was a baby, I was admitted to a hospital.I was told I was very ill. I was there for months. then I was wisked away to a very big
place. there were alot of other children there. No one would tell me where my parents where.I waited and waited .
They never came back for me. I missed them terribly.
I passed away in 1964 at 67 yo.
Rudolphus Meyer was born in Germany in or about 1770. He was a bootmaker and staunch member of the Lutheran Church. In 1806 he decided to emigrate to the West Indies (St. Vincent) but his ship, The "Margery and Mary", was wrecked on the coast of Ireland near the town of Wexford. Rudolphus decided to remain in Ireland and in 1808 married a widow, Hannah Jackson [nee Atkin], and established a succesful bootmaking business based at "Rose Rock Cottage", Francis Street, Wexford. He died in or about 1850. It has not been possible to locate his place of birth in Germany and help is sought to trace his origins.

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