Meijer (surname)

MeijerPronunciation| Dutch: [ˈmɛiər] ⓘ

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Language(s)| Dutch
Origin
Meaning| Bailiff or steward
Region of origin| Netherlands
Other names
Variant form(s)| Meijers, Meyer, De Meyer, Meyers

Meijer is a Dutch surname. It refers to a profession similar to a bailiff or steward. It originates from the Latin word maior and is often rendered Meyer abroad.[1]

As of 2007, there were 39,801 people with the surname Meijer in the Netherlands.[1]

## People named Meijer

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* Annita Meijer (born 1954), professionally known as Anita Meyer, Dutch singer
* Arnold Meijer (1905–1965), Dutch politician
* Bengt Meijer, Swedish footballer
* Bert Meijer (born 1955), Dutch organic chemist
* Berthe Meijer (1938–2012), German-born Dutch Holocaust survivor and author
* Clara Meijer-Wichmann (1885–1922), German–Dutch lawyer, writer, and anarchist
* Connie Meijer (1963–1988), Dutch racing cyclist
* Cornelis Simon Meijer (1904–1974), Dutch mathematician who introduced the Meijer G-function
* Doug Meijer (born 1955), American businessman, son of Frederik
* Eduard Meijer (1878–1929), Dutch swimmer and water polo player
* Elien Meijer (born 1970), Dutch rower
* Erik Meijer (politician) (born 1944), Dutch politician
* Erik Meijer (computer scientist) (born 1963), Dutch computer scientist
* Erik Meijer (footballer) (born 1969), Dutch football playerand manager
* Fik Meijer (born 1942), Dutch historian and author
* Frans Meijer (criminal) (born 1953), Dutch kidnapper
* Frank Nicholas Meyer (1875–1918), Dutch-born American explorer and botanist
* Fred Meijer (actor) [nl] (born 1960), Dutch voice actor
* Frederik Meijer (also known as Fred Meijer; 1919–2011), American businessman, son of Hendrik
* Geert Meijer (born 1951), Dutch football player
* Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer (née Truus Meijer; 1896–1978), Dutch war hero and resistance fighter
* Gerard Meijer (born 1962), Dutch physical chemist
* Han Meijer (born 1949), Dutch mechanical engineer and polymer chemist
* Hank Meijer (born 1952), American businessman, son of Frederik
* Hendrik Meijer (1883–1964), Dutch-born American businessman, founder of the Meijer hypermarket chain
* Henk Meijer (born 1959), Dutch taekwondo competitor and coach
* Henny Meijer (born 1962), Surinamese-Dutch football player
* Herma Meijer (born 1969), Dutch speed skater
* Herman Meijer (born 1947), Dutch politician
* Ischa Meijer (1943–1995), Dutch journalist, radio presenter, and author
* Jaap Meijer (1905–1943), Dutch track cyclist
* Jaap Meijer (writer) (1912–1993), Dutch historian and poet
* Jan Meijer (1921–1993), Dutch sprinter
* Johnny Meijer (1912–1992), Dutch accordionist
* Jonas Daniel Meijer (1780–1834), Dutch lawyer
* Karel Meijer (1884–1967), Dutch water polo player
* Klaasje Meijer (born 1995), Dutch pop singer
* Larissa Meijer (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player
* Lavinia Meijer (born 1983), Dutch harpist
* Leo Meijer (1873–1944), German film producer
* Leonie Meijer (born 1985), Dutch singer and songwriter
* Lodewijk Meijer (1629–1681), Dutch physician, scholar, playwright and Enlightenment radical
* Louis Meijer (1809–1866), Dutch painter, etcher, lithographer, and draftsman
* Lukas Meijer (born 1988), Swedish rock musician
* Markus Meijer (born 1970), Dutch real estate investor, son of Ton
* Mary Meijer-van der Sluis (1917–1994), Dutch fencer
* Michaela Meijer (born 1993), Swedish pole vaulter
* Patrick Meijer (born 1973), Dutch comedian
* Paul Meijer (born 1985), Dutch racing driver
* Paul Meijer (politician) (born 1967), Dutch politician
* Peter Meijer (born 1988), American politician, son of Hank
* Rogier Meijer (born 1981), Dutch footballer
* Sal Meijer (1877–1965), Dutch painter
* Sebastian Meijer (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey winger
* Selma Meijer (1890–1941), Dutch pacifist, feminist and resistance fighter
* Stijn Meijer (born 1999), Dutch footballer
* Tamara Meijer (born 1979), Dutch judoka
* Theo Meijer (born 1965), Dutch judoka
* Ton Meijer, Dutch property developer, father of Markus
* Truus Meijer (1896–1978), Dutch war hero and resistance fighter
* Willem Meijer [nl] (1838–1909) Dutch missionary in China
* Willem Meijer (1923–2003), Dutch botanist
* Wim Meijer (Pacifist Socialist Party) (1923–2001), Dutch politician
* Wim Meijer (Labour Party) (born 1939), Dutch politician

De Meijer

* Hendrick de Meijer (1620–1689), Dutch landscape painter
* José de Meijer [de; nl] (1915–2000), Dutch politician
* Sadiqa de Meijer (born 1977), Canadian poet

Compound names

* Tippy de Lanoy Meijer (born 1943), Dutch field hockey player
* Willem van Walt Meijer (born 1958), Dutch sailor

## As a given name

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* Meijer de Haan (1852–1895), Dutch painter
* Meijer Marcusz Roest (1821–1889), Dutch bibliographer

## See also

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* Meijers (surname)
* Meyer (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Meijer (y). Nederlandse Familienamen Databank. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.

Surname list

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