Meyer

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Intangible family_name Q46767
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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 (1,636 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 (1,636 views/month, #66 of 11,396).[2] Meyer is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → De-Meyer.ogg
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'br', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'la', 'zh', 'zh_min_nan']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: De-Meyer.ogg"
  2. 10w 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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