Mayer

German surname or Hebrew

"landlord, farmer; bringer of light"

Mayer Origin and Meaning

The name Mayer is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "landlord, farmer; bringer of light".

More common -- when it was common -- with the Meyer spelling.

Popularity of the name Mayer

• 880 Unique 2023
• 497 Unisex 2023

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Famous People Named Mayer

• Mayer Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen) American musician
• Mayer Amschel Rothschild German founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty
• Mayer Amschel de Rothschild English financier; grandson of Mayer Rothschild
• Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild French financier
• Isaac Mayer Wise American Reform rabbi
• John Mayer American musician

The name Mayer in Pop Culture

• Oscar Mayer American meat company