Meyer Family History & Genealogy
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.
Spellings & Pronunciations
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Nationality & Ethnicity
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Famous People named Meyer
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Early Meyers
These are the earliest records we have of the Meyer family.
![Helena Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Louisa De Bruyn](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Christian Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Caroline Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![John Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![William Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
Meyer Family Members
Meyer Family Photos
Discover Meyer family photos shared by the community. These photos contain people and places related to the Meyer last name.
![Jessica Raifsnider](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/023/457320/45732020240323064103-tiny.jpg?)
![Phillip meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/561/1401165/1401165-small.jpeg)
Beloved father to three boys
: phillip meyer
:jaxson meyer
:zhayne meyer
![Alyssa McIntosh](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/046/108640/108640-tiny.jpg?)
![That solemn and sad expression from a small child](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/546/1361645/1361645-small.jpeg)
![Betty Schmidt](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/772/152277/152277-tiny.jpg?)
![Gertrude Eva Barbara Meyer Schmitt](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/068/1325860/1325860-small.jpg)
![Cynthia Marsack-Seabert](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/876/194678/194678-tiny.jpg?)
![Meyer family](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/090/1299090/1299090-small.jpg)
![Patti Hutterli](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/597/4795/4795-tiny.jpg?)
![Ervin Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/571/1297175/1297175-small.jpg)
People in photo include: Ervin Meyer
![Patti Hutterli](https://media-af-photos-user.ancientfaces.com/597/4795/4795-tiny.jpg?)
![Helen Meyer - Graduation](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/471/1297174/1297174-small.jpg)
People in photo include: Helen Meyer
Meyer Family Tree
Discover the most common names, oldest records and life expectancy of people with the last name Meyer.
Updated Meyer Biographies
![Phillip Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/561/1401165/1401165-tiny.jpeg)
![Phillip meyer Phillip meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/561/1401165/1401165-small.jpeg)
![Zhayne Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Jaxson Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Dora Deverell](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![John Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/274/1400472/1400472-tiny.jpg)
![John A. Meyer John A. Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/274/1400472/1400472-small.jpg)
![Howard Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Madeline Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Thomas Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Louisa Spalding](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Lexi Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Elsa Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Mary Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Rudolf Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Rudolf Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Ellsworth Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Della Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Romaine Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
Popular Meyer Biographies
![Gertrude Schmitt](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/068/1325860/1325860-tiny.jpg)
![Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt Gertrude Eva Barbara (Meyer) Schmitt](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/068/1325860/1325860-small.jpg)
![Johanna Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/276/353672/353672-tiny.jpg)
![Johanna "Hanna" Meyer Johanna "Hanna" Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/276/353672/353672-small.jpg)
![William Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/769/1247967/1247967-tiny.jpg)
![William Henry Meyer William Henry Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/769/1247967/1247967-small.jpg)
![Catherine Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/501/1339105/1339105-tiny.jpg)
![Catherine Ruby (Rutledge) Meyer Catherine Ruby (Rutledge) Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/501/1339105/1339105-small.jpg)
![Carter Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Dakota Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Edgar Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Frederick Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Oscar Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/724/393427/393427-tiny.jpg)
![Oscar Robert Meyer Oscar Robert Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/724/393427/393427-small.jpg)
![Thelma Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/724/393427/393427-tiny.jpg)
![Thelma Ilean (Sparks) Meyer Thelma Ilean (Sparks) Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/724/393427/393427-small.jpg)
![Ora Riese](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Sarah Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/373/1354373/1354373-tiny.jpg)
![Sarah J. (Vencil) Meyer Sarah J. (Vencil) Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/373/1354373/1354373-small.jpg)
![Shirley Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/290/1325092/1325092-tiny.jpg)
![Shirley Mae (Morgan) Meyer Shirley Mae (Morgan) Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/290/1325092/1325092-small.jpg)
![Anselmo Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Maria Wade-Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Charlene Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Rudolf Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/546/1361645/1361645-tiny.jpeg)
![Rudolf Meyer Rudolf Meyer](https://media-af-photos.ancientfaces.com/546/1361645/1361645-small.jpeg)
![John Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Cynthia Gilmore](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
Meyer Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Meyer family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 61,925 people with the last name Meyer that have a birth and death date listed.
Life Expectancy
Oldest Meyers
These are the longest-lived members of the Meyer family on AncientFaces.
![Gordon Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Lucille Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Clarence Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Louise Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Marie Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Anna Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Charles Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-male-small.png)
![Mabel Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Ethel Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Wava Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
![Kathryn Meyer](https://www.ancientfaces.com/images/site/shared/bio-avatar-female-small.png)
Other Meyer Records
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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.