Heraldry and the Mayers Surname

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Mayers usually leads back to Mayer. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Steward, tenant farmer”. Mayers adds a patronymic ending to Mayer, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Mayr.

In the 2010 US Census, 6,076 Americans gave Mayers as their last name (rank 5,708). Mayers sounds close to Myers, so it can help to search both.

Looking for a Mayers coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Want more than a summary? See the Mayers family name pack.