Myers

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

Myers

Pronunciation	Plural Myerses; possessive Myers', Myerses'
Origin
Meaning	"son of Mayer"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Meyers, Myars, Myres, Miers, Miares, Myeres

Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French mire ("physician"), ^[1] Old English maire ("mayor"),^{[ citation needed ]} and Old Norse myrr ("marsh").^{[ citation needed ]}

People

• Abram F. Myers (1889–after 1960), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors
• Alan Myers (drummer) (1954–2013), American drummer (Devo)
• Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator
• Albert Cook Myers (1874–1960), American historian
• Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist
• Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer
• Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer
• Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist
• Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist.
• Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer
• 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), British writer
• Billie Myers (born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter
• Bob Myers (born 1975), American basketball executive
• Brad Myers, American football player
• Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer
• Brad A. Myers (born 1957), American computer scientist
• Bret Myers (born 1980), American soccer player and professor
• Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), American academic, critic
• Brett Myers (born 1980), American baseball player
• Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor
• Bryant Myers (born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
• Calev Myers, American–Israeli lawyer
• Carlton Myers (born 1971), British-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
• Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator
• Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author
• Dave Myers (presenter) (1957–2024), English celebrity chef, television presenter
• David Myers (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary
• Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of Heavy D, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
• Elizabeth Myers (1912–1947), British novelist
• Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author
• Eugene Myers (born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
• Emma Myers (born 2002), American actress
• 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
• George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist
• George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois
• Glenford J. Myers (born 1946), American computer scientist, entrepreneur
• Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer
• Harry C. 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
• James Myers (disambiguation), several people
• Jerome Myers (1867–1940), American painter
• John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York
• John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist
• 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
• Judith A. Myers (born 1939), American politician
• Kathleen Myers (1899–1959), American actress
• 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 (politician) (1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA)
• 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 (cartoonist) (1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer
• Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician
• Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings.
• Maurice William Myers (1821–1899), American librarian
• Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach
• Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer
• Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge
• Matthew Myers (ice hockey) (born 1984), British ice hockey player
• Meg Myers (born 1986), American musician
• Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
• Michael Myers (Pennsylvania 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
• Mordecai Myers (New York politician), American merchant, politician, and military officer
• 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 (musician) (born 1949), American musician
• Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian
• Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• PZ Myers (born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger
• Quincy Alden Myers (1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• 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 (1956–2018), American physician, minister, musician and activist
• Russell Myers (born 1938), American cartoonist
• Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of Bowie State University
• Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist
• Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist
• Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
• Stewart Myers, American academic, educator
• Theodore W. Myers (1844–1918), American banker and New York City Comptroller
• Thomas Myers (1774–1834), English mathematician and geographer
• Tobias Myers (born 1998), American baseball player
• Toby Myers (1949–2025), American musician
• Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
• Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist
• Vernā Myers (born 1960) American diversity consultant, author, speaker, lawyer, and corporate executive.
• Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014) African-American author
• Walter Myers Jr. (1914–1967) American judge
• Wil Myers (born 1990), American baseball player
• William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George "The Animal" Steele, American professional wrestler
• William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer
• William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician
• Woody Myers (born 1954), American physician and politician

Fictional characters

• Get Blake Myers
• Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger
• Michael Myers (Halloween)
• Nina Myers (24)
• Ros Myers (Spooks)

See also

• Maier
• Mair (surname)
• Mayer (name)
• Mayr
• Meier (surname)
• Meir (name)
• Meyer (disambiguation)
• Meyers
• Meyerson
• Meyr (surname)
• Myer (disambiguation)
• Myers's Rum
• Von Meyer

Notes and references

1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 641. ISBN   978-0-19-508137-4.