Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French mire ("physician"), Old English maire ("mayor"), and Old Norse myrr ("marsh").
People
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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
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Alan Myers (drummer) (1954–2013), American drummer (Devo)
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Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator
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Albert Cook Myers (1874–1960), American historian
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Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist
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Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer
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Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer
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Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist
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Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist.
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Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer
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Sir Arthur Myers (1868–1926), New Zealand politician
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Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman
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Barry Myers (director), English advertising filmmaker.
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Baruch Myers (born 1964), American rabbi
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Ben Myers (born 1976), British writer
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Billie Myers (born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter
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Bob Myers (born 1975), American basketball executive
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Brad Myers, American football player
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Brad Myers, American jazz guitarist and producer
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Brad A. Myers (born 1957), American computer scientist
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Bret Myers (born 1980), American soccer player and professor
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Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963), American academic, critic
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Brett Myers (born 1980), American baseball player
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Bruce Myers (1942–2020), British actor
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Bryant Myers (born 1998), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
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Calev Myers, American–Israeli lawyer
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Carlton Myers (born 1971), British-born Italian basketball player
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Charles Andrew Myers (1913–2000), American labor economist
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Charles G. Myers, New York State Attorney General (1860–61)
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Charles Samuel Myers (1873–1946), English psychologist
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Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator
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Daniel J. Myers (born 1966), American sociologist, professor, and textbook author
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Dave Myers (presenter) (1957–2024), English celebrity chef, television presenter
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David Myers (disambiguation), multiple people
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Dee Dee Myers (born 1961), American pundit; former White House Press Secretary
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Dwight Myers (1967–2011), birth name of Heavy D, Jamaican-American actor, record producer, rapper, leader of Heavy D & the Boyz
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Elizabeth Myers (1912–1947), British novelist
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Ernest Myers (1844–1921), English poet, classicist, and author
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Eugene Myers (born 1953), U.S. professor at University of California, Berkeley
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Emma Myers (born 2002), American actress
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Frank J. Myers, country music songwriter (see also Baker & Myers)
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Frederic Myers (1811–1851), Church of England clergyman and author
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Frederic W. H. Myers (1843–1901), English poet, classicist, philologist, and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research
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Garry Cleveland Myers (1884–1971), American psychologist
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George S. Myers (1905–1985), American ichthyologist
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George W. Myers (1864–1931), American Math Professor, University of Illinois
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Glenford J. Myers (born 1946), American computer scientist, entrepreneur
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Greta Myers (born 2004), American speed skater
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Gustavus Myers (1872–1942), American reporter, feature writer
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Harry C. Myers (1882–1938), American film actor and director
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Harry Myers (rugby) (1875–1906), English rugby player
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Hy Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player
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Henry L. Myers (1862–1943), American politician; United States Senator (D-MT)
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Henry Myers (shortstop) (1858–1895), American baseball player
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Isabel Briggs Myers (1897–1980), American author who co-created the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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James Myers (disambiguation), several people
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Jerome Myers (1867–1940), American painter
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John Gillespy Myers (1831–1901), owner of John G. Myers Company, a department store in Albany, New York
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John Golding Myers (1897–1942), British writer and entomologist
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John J. Myers, Roman Catholic Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark
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John Myers Myers (1906–1988), American author
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J. W. Myers (c. 1864–c. 1919?), Welsh-American baritone
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Judith A. Myers (born 1939), American politician
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Kathleen Myers (1899–1959), American actress
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Kevin Myers (born 1947), Irish journalist
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Kris Myers, drummer for the band Umphrey's McGee
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Kyle Myers, American YouTube actor/presenter
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Leo Myers (1881–1944), British novelist
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Leonard Myers (politician) (1827–1905), American politician; U.S. Representative (R-PA)
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LeRoy Myers (1919–2004), American tap dancer
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LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born 1951), American politician (R-MD)
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Lon Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner
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Lou Myers (cartoonist) (1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer
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Lynn Myers (born 1951), Canadian politician
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Malcolm Myers (1917 – 2002) American painter, printmaker and professor known primarily for his Intaglio-style engravings.
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Maurice William Myers (1821–1899), American librarian
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Matt Myers (wrestler), American college baseball coach
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Matthew Myers (cricketer) (1847–1919), English cricketer
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Matthew Myers (judge) (born 1970), Australian judge
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Matthew Myers (ice hockey) (born 1984), British ice hockey player
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Meg Myers (born 1986), American musician
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Sir Michael Myers (1873–1950), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
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Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1943), American politician (D-PA)
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Mike Myers (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter
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Mike Myers (baseball player) (born 1969), American baseball player
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Mitzi Myers (1939–2001), American literary scholar
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Mordecai Myers (New York politician), American merchant, politician, and military officer
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Paul Myers (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician
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Paul Myers (record producer) (born 1967), English record producer
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Paul Myers, founding host of Christian radio program The Haven of Rest from 1934 to 1971
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Paul Walter Myers (1932–2015), English record producer and writer
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Philip Myers (musician) (born 1949), American musician
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Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian
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Philippe Myers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
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PZ Myers (born 1957), American academic, biologist and science blogger
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Quincy Alden Myers (1853–1921), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
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Randy Myers (born 1962), American baseball player
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Richard Myers (born 1942), American military officer; United States Air Force general
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Rob Myers (born 1986), American football player
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Ronald Myers (1956–2018), American physician, minister, musician and activist
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Russell Myers (born 1938), American cartoonist
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Samuel L Myers Sr. (1919–2021), American economist and president of Bowie State University
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Samuel L Myers Jr. (born 1949), American economist
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Shirley Myers, Canadian country music artist
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Slate Myers (born 2009 or 2010), American racing driver
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Stanley Myers (1933–1993), British film composer
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Stewart Myers, American academic, educator
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Theodore W. Myers (1844–1918), American banker and New York City Comptroller
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Thomas Myers (disambiguation), several people
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Tobias Myers (born 1998), American baseball player
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Toby Myers (1949–2025), American musician
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Tyler Myers (born 1990), American-born Canadian ice hockey player
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Vali Myers (1930–2003), Australian artist
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Vernā Myers (born 1960) American diversity consultant, author, speaker, lawyer, and corporate executive.
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Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014) African-American author
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Walter Myers Jr. (1914–1967) American judge
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Wil Myers (born 1990), American baseball player
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William James (Jim) Myers, better known as George Steele, American professional wrestler
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William Myers (lawyer) (born 1955), American lawyer
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William Myers (British politician) (1854–1933), British politician
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Woody Myers (born 1954), American physician and politician
Fictional characters
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Get Blake Myers
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Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger
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Michael Myers ( Halloween)
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Nina Myers ( 24)
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Ros Myers ( Spooks)
See also
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Maier
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Mair (surname)
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Mayer (name)
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Mayr
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Meier (surname)
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Meir (name)
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Meyer (disambiguation)
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Meyers
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Meyerson
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Meyr (surname)
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Myer (disambiguation)
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Myers's Rum
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Von Meyer
Notes and references