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Meyer

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Meyer

Summary

Meyer is a family name[1]. Meyer ranks in the top 0.58% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #66 of 11,396).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meyer's instance of is recorded as family name[3].
  • Meier is named after Meyer[4].
  • Meyer's writing system is recorded as Latin script[5].
  • Meyer is part of Graff-Meyer[6].
  • Meyer is part of Meyer-Graff[7].
  • Meyer is part of Meyer-Landrut[8].
  • Meyer's Commons category is recorded as Meyer (surname)[9].
  • Meyer's language of work or name is recorded as German[10].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Maier[11].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Meier[12].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Major[13].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Mayer[14].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Meyers[15].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Meyr[16].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Lohmeyer[17].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Meiers[18].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Mayr[19].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as von Meyer[20].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Meÿer[21].
  • Meyer's said to be the same as is recorded as Von Meyer[22].
  • Meyer's country of origin is recorded as Germany[23].
  • Meyer's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[24].
  • Meyer's described by source is recorded as Unsere Familiennamen[25].
  • Meyer's has characteristic is recorded as occupational surname[26].
  • Meyer's has characteristic is recorded as name without diacritical marks[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Meyer's instance of is recorded as family name[3].

Origins

Meier is named after Meyer[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Graff-Meyer[6]; Meyer-Graff[7]; and Meyer-Landrut[8], a hyphenated family name[28].

Why It Matters

Meyer ranks in the top 0.58% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #66 of 11,396).[2] Meyer is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Albert R. Meyer Andreas Meyer Bernd Meyer Bernd Meyer Bertolt Meyer Bertrand Meyer Breckin Meyer Conrad Ferdinand Meyer David Janssen David Meyer Dina Meyer Dirk Meyer Dirk Meyer Eric T. Meyer Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide Gary W. Meyer Germany Gottfried P. Meyer Gustav Meyrink John F. Meyer John-Jules Ch Meyer Jörg Meyer Katharine Graham Kurt Meyer Lothar Meyer Manfred Meyer Max Meyer Miriah Meyer Roland Meyer Russ Meyer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · MSGJ · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Maier, Meier, Major +9
    Language of work or name → German
    Described by source → Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Unsere Familiennamen
    Part of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||246 */ Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as [[WD:MUL|mul]] label/aliases via [[User:Midleading/RemoveRedundantLabels.js]]"
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