Meir
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Perhaps from Old English mere (“pool, lake”), similar to the surname Mears.
Proper noun
[edit]Meir
- An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).
Etymology 2
[edit]- As a Jewish surname, borrowed from Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír). Compare Meyer.
- As an English surname, variant of Mayer, Mear, Mears.
Proper noun
[edit]Meir (plural Meirs)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Meir is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Meir is most common among White (90.15%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meir”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 568.