Mayer

German surname or Hebrew

"landlord, farmer; bringer of light"

Mayer Origin and Meaning

Variation of Meir

Popularity of the name Mayer

• 1838 Nameberry 2025
• 840 Unique 2024
• 443 Unisex 2024

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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