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{{otheruses4|the surname Myers|other uses|Myers (disambiguation)}}
{{Family name
| name = Myers
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| meaning ="son of Mayer"
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| origin =England
| related names =[[Meyers]], Myars, Miares, Myeres
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'''Myers''' is an [[English people|English]] origin and [[German people|German]] origin [[surname]]. The English surname is [[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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Myers |title=Surnames: Myers |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/m/bl_name-MYERS.htm |title=Myers - name meaning & origin |publisher=genealogy.about.com |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>
==People==
*[[Alan Myers (drummer)]], U.S. drummer with Devo
*[[Alan Myers (translator)]] (born 1933), English translator
*[[Amanda Myers]] (born 1984), Green Party Candidate, Canadian
*[[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
*[[Frederic William Henry Myers]] (1843–1901), English poet and essayist
*[[Garry Cleveland Myers]] (1884–1971), U.S. psychologist
*[[Gene Myers]], U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
*G. S. Myers, ichthyologist, founder of the [[killifish]] genera Aphyosemion, Fundulopanchax, and others
*[[Gustavus Myers]] (1872 – 1942), U.S. reporter, feature writer
*[[Isabel Briggs Myers]] (1897 – 1980), American co-creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
*[[James Myers]] (disambiguation page)
*[[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
*[[J. G. Myers]], writer and entomologist, refer cicada
*[[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
*[[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
*[[Russell Myers]] (born 1938), U.S. cartoonist
*[[Stanley Myers]] (1933–1993), British film composer
* Myers, William James (Jim), better known as [[George Steele|George "The Animal" Steele]], an American professional wrestler
*[[William Myers]] (born 1955), U.S. lawyer
*[[William Myers (UK politician)]], British politician
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Meyers]]
*[[Myer (disambiguation)|Myer]], [[Meyr]], [[Meyer]], [[Meier]], [[Meir]], [[Maier]], [[Mayer]], [[Mair]], [[Mayr]], [[Von Meyer]]
* [[m:de:Meier]]
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