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Definition: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer. Meier and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany, while Maier and Mayer are found more frequently in Southern Germany.
Surname Origin:
German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
MEIER, MAYER, MAIER, MIER, MEIR
More Resources for the Surname MEYER :
Common Surname Search Tips MEYER Family Genealogy Forum MEYER Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - MEYER Genealogy MEYER Surname Mailing List Cousin Connect - MEYER Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - MEYER Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - MEYER Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the MEYER surname.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
