Updated June 9, 2019 Share: How Popular Is The Name Myers Family name origins & meanings English (mainly Yorkshire) : patronymic from Mayer 1, i.e. ‘son of the mayor’.English : patronymic from mire ‘physician’ (see Myer 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Midhir, probably a variant of Ó Meidhir ‘mayor’ (see Mayer 1). Famous people with this last name Mike Myers