My last name is it German?

Question:is Meyer a German name? if so how is that?

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This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Meyer Name Meaning and History
German and Dutch: from Middle High German meier, a status name for a steward, bailiff, or overseer, which later came to be used also to denote a tenant farmer, which is normally the sense in the many compound surnames formed with this term as a second element. Originally it denoted a village headman (ultimately from Latin maior ‘greater’, ‘superior’).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Meyer (from Hebrew Meir ‘enlightener’, a derivative of Hebrew or ‘light’).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic ó Meidhir
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Meyer is a very common German family name, sometimes spelled Meier, Myer, or Mayer, all pronounced the same way. The differerent spellings generally indicates varying dialects within Germany, or the idiot at Ellis Island who messed up the records.

i think it is. like 4 example one of my relatives whos great-grandparents came from germany has the name Niesenmeier r somethin like that n they say it literally tranfers into 'farmers of the niesen river' so it could be like meaning that ur ansestors were farmers but idk

Meyer can be Danish, English, German, or Jewish.

It could be and it could be from the British Isles. There are so many variations in spelling that it's hard to say precisely. You would need to trace your family back to get a idea.

The name Meyer is one of very diverse origins. houseofnames.com lists Coats of Arms for Meyer as one of four backgrounds, which in alpha order are Danish, English, German and Jewish.

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