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Origin of Eyer Total Records: 14  Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Meyerink from Dutch origin. Meijer meaning miller, ink being centre of a village. Surnames: Meiering, Meierink, Meijering, Meijerink, Meyerink Submitted by: ans Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: From Bojer, a Celtic tribe - the name 'Bohemia' comes from Bojohemum; 'person from Bavaria' at early formation of surnames, but now all over. Surnames: Baier, Bayer, Beier, Beyer, Boyer Submitted by: Barbara V. Smith Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: It is an early germanic surname that means two Gousehawks. These vulture type birds were used in early midevil days as a hunting birds. Surnames: Geyer Submitted by: Daniel Geyer Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Bauer-lein means peasant farmer, flax.Surnames were required to identify individuals for tax purposes sometime around the years1300-1400 and are identified in church recordsaccording to my reference (Howard Barnhart). He wrote a booklet on Andreas Byerly(Bauerlein) in April, 1991. Surnames: Bauerlein, Beyerly, Bierle, Bierly, Byerly Submitted by: dorothy srembo Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Looking for three brothers of Henry Bernard MEYERING. Henry was born circa. 1857 in Germany. Married Mary Breckman or Brockman, had children and resided in St. Louis, Mo. Henry died in 1910. Surnames: Meyering Submitted by: Helen Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: William Henry Bokemeyer came to America from Hanover, Germany. Born 1836 in Hanover, Germany. Would like to contact anyone in Germany that might have William Henry Bokemeyer among their records, family, etc. Thanks, Elizabeth Bokemeyer rkbeb@bluebonnet.net U.S.A. Surnames: Bokemeyer Submitted by: Elizabeth Bokemeyer Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Looking for information on BEYERLE family from Jefferson Co., NY: Jacob D. Beyerle and descendants and ancestors. Surnames: Beyerle Submitted by: Jason S Colflesh Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Searching all EVERSMEYER families in the US and Germany. Surnames: Eversmeyer Submitted by: Leanna Eversmeyer Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Bernhard Robert Emil BEYER b.1829 Posen, Prussia,[parents Carl Heinrich Beyer and Anna Maria Fraixiu],left Hamburg for Australia,arr.Feb.1849 on 'Goddefroy.' Marr. Ann Williams an Irish orphan 1853 Melb.They had 8 chn all living in Victoria,Australia. Surnames: BEYER Submitted by: Pat Crothers Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: John,August,Augusta,Jane, Margaret,Annie, children of William and Annie Meyer born in U.K. 1865 to 1878 Surnames: Meyer Submitted by: Irene Shaw Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer. Meier and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany, while Maier and Mayer are found more frequently in Southern Germany. Surname Origin: German Alternate Surname Spellings: MEIER, MAYER, MAIER, MIER, MEIR (from about.com) Surnames: Meyer Submitted by: Marc Meyer Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: It is an ancient surname from the Franconian kingdom (today part of Bavaria, Germany). It actually means "vulture", and it equivalent to the modern german word "geier" (it has the same sound). Yo can find it as "gayer", "gaier", "geyer", "geier", or "gyr" (this last one is the original franconian word) Surnames: Gayer, Geyer, Geier, Gaier, Gyr Submitted by: Carlos Gayer Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Holland Surnames: Nymeyer Submitted by: Origin of Eyer, Meaning of Eyer Origin: Reuter Surnames: Reuter, Esch, Noe, Meyers Submitted by: Helen 2/17/2012 1:31 PM Page 1 of 1

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