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De%20meyer Name Meaning

Flemish (also Demeyer): occupational name from Middle Dutch meyer ‘steward’ (see Meyer ) with the definite article de ‘the’. This is also an Americanized form of the Dutch variant De Meijer. The form Demeyer is also found in France (mainly Nord).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: De Geyter, De Keyser, Meyer, Neumeyer, De Weerd, De Heer, De Meester

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