Meijer (surname)
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.
As of 2007, there are 39,801 people with the surname Meijer in the Netherlands.
People named Meijer:
- Annita Meijer, professionally known as Anita Meyer, Dutch singer
- Arnold Meijer, Dutch fascist politician
- Bengt Meijer, Swedish footballer
- Bert Meijer, Dutch organic chemist
- Berthe Meijer, German-born Dutch Holocaust survivor and author
- Clara Meijer-Wichmann, German–Dutch lawyer, writer, and anarchist
- Connie Meijer, Dutch racing cyclist
- Cornelis Simon Meijer, Dutch mathematician who introduced the Meijer G-function
- Doug Meijer, American businessman, son of Frederik Meijer
- Eduard Meijer, Dutch swimmer and water polo player
- Elien Meijer, Dutch rower
- Erik Meijer , Dutch politician
- Erik Meijer , Dutch computer scientist
- Erik Meijer , Dutch football winger and manager
- Fik Meijer, Dutch historian and author
- Frans Meijer , Dutch kidnapper
- Frans Nicolaas Meijer, Dutch-born American explorer and botanist
- , Dutch voice actor
- Frederik Meijer, American businessman, son of Hendrik
- Geert Meijer, Dutch footballer
- Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer, Dutch war hero and resistance fighter
- Gerard Meijer, Dutch masseur and physiotherapist
- , Dutch physical chemist
- Han Meijer, Dutch mechanical engineer and polymer chemist
- Hank Meijer, American businessman, son of Frederik Meijer
- Hendrik Meijer, Dutch-born American businessman, founder of the Meijer hypermarket chain
- Henk Meijer, Dutch taekwondo competitor and coach
- Henny Meijer, Surinamese-Dutch football forward
- Herma Meijer, Dutch speed skater
- , Dutch GreenLeft politician
- Ischa Meijer, Dutch journalist, radio presenter, and author
- Jaap Meijer, Dutch track cyclist
- Jan Meijer, Dutch sprinter
- Johnny Meijer, Dutch accordionist
- Jonas Daniel Meijer, Dutch lawyer
- Karel Meijer, Dutch water polo player
- Klaasje Meijer, Dutch pop singer
- Larissa Meijer, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- Lavinia Meijer, Dutch harpist
- Leo Meijer, German film producer
- Leonie Meijer, Dutch singer and songwriter
- Lodewijk Meijer, Dutch physician, scholar, playwright and Enlightenment radical
- Louis Meijer, Dutch painter, etcher, lithographer, and draftsman
- Lukas Meijer, Swedish rock musician
- Markus Meijer, Dutch real estate investor, son of Ton Meijer
- Mary Meijer-van der Sluis, Dutch fencer
- Michaela Meijer, Swedish pole vaulter
- Patrick Meijer, Dutch stand-up comedian
- Paul Meijer, Dutch racing driver
- Rogier Meijer, Dutch footballer
- Sal Meijer, Dutch painter
- Sebastian Meijer, Swedish ice hockey winger
- Selma Meijer, Dutch pacifist, feminist and resistance fighter
- Stijn Meijer, Dutch footballer
- Tamara Meijer, Dutch judoka
- Theo Meijer, Dutch judoka
- Ton Meijer, Dutch property developer, father of Markus Meijer
- Truus Meijer, Dutch war hero and resistance fighter
- Willem Meijer, Dutch botanist
- Wim Meijer , Dutch politician
- Wim Meijer , Dutch politician
;De Meijer
- Hendrick de Meijer, Dutch landscape painter
- , Dutch KVP politician
- Sadiqa de Meijer, Canadian poet
;Compound names
- Tippy de Lanoy Meijer, Dutch field hockey player
- Willem van Walt Meijer, Dutch sailor
As a given name
- Meijer de Haan, Dutch Pont-Aven School painter
- Meijer Marcusz Roest, Dutch bibliographer
