Meier meaning | Last name Meier origin

Following is the meaning of Meier surname. Family name Meier is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Meier
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Very common name in Alsace-Lorraine, which means including farmer, manager, mayor. But this name was often worn by Jews for whom it is an adaptation of the Hebrew Me'ir (= bright, bright).

Meier is used as a family name or surname in Germany languages. Meier has 5 characters long in length.

Meier is common in Germany country(ies).

Meier is ranked 2227 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meier bearers increased by 2.410994 per cent in 2010 US census to 25486 since 2000, the surname slipped by 93 spots and ranked at 1391. The last name was found in around 86 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.94 96.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.6
Others 1.24 1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.51

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Meier

How popular is Meier?

Meier is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Liechtenstein is ahead in terms of density. Around 245133 people have been found who wears Meier as their family name. Meier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
464,493 Indonesia9
39,450 Moldova8
6,940 Japan8
1,346 Bermuda6
2,537 Afghanistan4
11,802 Egypt4
8,411 Costa Rica4
30,723 Georgia3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
6,779 Nicaragua3
2,754 Namibia3
1,985 Cambodia3
2,236 El Salvador3
710 French Polynesia3
1,389 Grenada3
14,408 Uruguay2
11,224 Cameroon2
4,104 South Korea2
13,552 Qatar2
5,671 Guatemala2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Comments :Shanda Nevitt Meier is a name Alsace-Lorraine, also named israelite this name could mean either Hebrew light, bright or Drei term from the Latin major, with sense of sharecropper farmer.

Celebrities having Meier surname

Richard Meier Architect
Sarah Meier Model
Alexander Meier Soccer player
Nova Meierhenrich Television presenter
Kristen Meier Soccer player
Miloš Meier Musician
Emerenz Meier Writer
Tony Meier Basketball Player
Silke Meier Tennis player
Sarah Meier Figure skater
  • In 2018, Ali Meier characterized the role of Mrs. Willows in comedy movie The Good Exorcist.
  • In 2013 action, comedy flick, The Greater Good Company, Joe Meier portrayed Mickey Mays.

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