Beyer (family name)
Beyer [ ˈbai̯ɐ ] is a German family name .
Origin and meaning
The most widespread explanation for the name Beyer in all its variants (including Bayer, Beier, Bojer) is the reference to the Bavarian tribe or the Bavarian tribe, i.e. the one originating from Bavaria. However, it is not the only one; in individual cases other interpretations are also possible. Beyer can be of Silesian origin and a variant of the job title Bauer . Another explanation lies in the origin of the word beiern , which means striking bells with a clapper. In Pomerania it was the bell ringer who owned this name. The Beiermeester in Holland is a carillon master and thus a musician (see also beiern ). In the context of research on family names, it is also known that Bayer or Beyer also had a meaning as a Jewish name in the naming process around 1800.
variants
Name bearer
A.
- Absalon Pederssøn Beyer (1528–1575), Norwegian clergyman, historian and writer
- Achim Beyer (1932–2009), German economist and opposition activist
- Adam Beyer (* 1976), Swedish DJ and producer
- Adolf Beyer (1869–1953), German painter and art politician
- Albert Beyer (around 1900 – after 1935), German resistance fighter
- Albert Kurt Beyer (1907–1956), German geologist
- Albrecht Beyer (1902–1972), German theologian
- Alexander Beyer (politician) (1813–1878), German politician, Lord Mayor of Potsdam
- Alexander Beyer (1891 – after 1921), German cyclist, see Axel Beyer (cyclist)
- Alexander Beyer (* 1973), German actor
- Alexander Beyer (film editor) , German film editor and colorist
- Alfred Beyer (1885–1961), German physician, civil servant and politician (SPD, SED)
- Alfred Beyer (painter) (1888–1932), Austrian painter
- Amandine Beyer (* 1974), French violinist
- André Beyer (* 1957), German actor, dubbing and audio book speaker
- Andrea Beyer (* 1954), German economist, editor and author
- Andreas Beyer (* 1957), German art historian
- Anna Beyer , married name of Anna Dietz (1835–1926), German actress
- Anna Beyer (1909–1991), German resistance fighter
- Anna Magdalena Bayer (1677–1741), Swiss engraver
- Arno Beyer (journalist) (* 1955), German journalist and media manager
- Arthur Beyer (1904–1982), Swiss graphic artist and painter
- August Beyer (Markscheider) (1677–1753), German Markscheider and councilor in Freiberg
- August Beyer (clergyman) (1707–1741), German pastor, teacher and librarian
- August Beyer (Zehntner) (1746–1806), German mining official
- August von Beyer (1786–1855), Prussian lieutenant general
- August Beyer (architect, 1834) (1834–1899), German architect and builder
- August Beyer (architect, 1851) (1851 – after 1876), German architect
- Axel Beyer (cyclist) ( Alexander Beyer ; 1891 – after 1913), German cyclist
- Axel Beyer (journalist) (* 1950), German actor, journalist and university lecturer
- Axel Beyer (educator) (* 1956), German educator
B.
- Barbara Beyer (* 1956), German opera director and university lecturer
- Barbara Petzold-Beyer (* 1955), German cross-country skier, see Barbara Petzold
- Bastian Beyer (* 1986), German actor
- Bernd Beyer (* 1955), German writer and publisher
- Bernhard Beyer (1879–1966), German neurologist and freemason
- Bero Beyer (* 1970), Dutch screenwriter and film producer
- Birgit Beyer (* 1967), German hockey player
- Brad Beyer (born 1973), American actor
- Britt Beyer (* 1968), German film director and producer
C.
- Carl Beyer (painter) (1826–1903), German theater painter, painter, photographer
- Carl Beyer (pastor) (1847–1923), German pastor, writer and historian
- Carl Beyer (archivist) (1848–1900), German archivist and historian
- Carolin Beyer (* 1962), German painter
- Chad Beyer (* 1986), American racing cyclist
- Charles Beyer (1813–1876), German locomotive builder and entrepreneur
- Christian Beyer (legal scholar) (1482–1535), German legal scholar and politician
- Christian Beyer (pastor) ( Christian Friedrich Beyer ; 1735–1808), German pastor and theologian
- Christian Beyer (painter) (1883–1967), German painter and architect
- Christian Beyer (philosopher) (* 1968), German philosopher and university professor
- Christian Beyer (musician) (* 1977), German musician and arranger
- Christian Carl David Beyer (1785–1856), German organ builder
- Christoph Beyer (chronicler) (1458–1518), German chronicler
- Christoph Beyer (architect) (1653–1741), German architect and builder
- Claire Beyer (* 1947), German author
- Clarita Beyer (1864–1929), German painter
D.
- Dietrich Beyer (painter) (1925–1945), German painter
- Dietrich Beyer (* 1941), German judge
- Don Beyer (* 1950), American politician
E.
- Eberhard Beyer (1931–2004), German church worker and local politician
- Eckhard Beyer (* 1951), German physicist and engineer
- Eduard von Beyer (1787–1873), Prussian major general, inspector of the Silesian fortress inspection
- Eduard Beyer (entrepreneur) (1825–1907), German ink manufacturer
- Eduard Beyer (medic) (1828–1887), German medic
- Eduard Beyer (politician) (1854–1926), German politician (center), MdL Prussia
- Edvard Beyer (1920–2003), Norwegian literary historian
- Edward Beyer (painter) (1820–1865), German painter
- Edward Beyer (sound engineer) (1933–1997), American sound engineer and film editor
- Elfie Beyer (before 1941–1989), German actress and voice actress
- Emil Beyer (1876–1934), American gymnast
- Erich Beyer (1911–2012), German sports scientist and university professor
- Ernst Beyer (cellist) (1853 – after 1903), German cellist and music teacher in the USA
- Ernst Beyer (1855–1927), German educator
- Eugen Beyer (1882–1940), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and German General
- Eugène Beyer (1817–1893), Alsatian genre and history painter, lithographer and politician
F.
- Ferdinand Beyer (1803–1863), German composer and pianist
- Florian Beyer (* 1984), German theater actor
- Frank Beyer (1932–2006), German film director
- Frank Beyer (soccer player) (* 1960), German soccer player
- Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008), German composer
- Frank-Norbert Beyer (* 1939), German graphic artist and cartoonist
- Franz Beyer (politician) (1857–1925), Austrian politician
- Franz Beyer (General) (1892–1968), German infantry general
- Franz Beyer (medalist) (1894–1983), German medalist
- Franz Beyer (musician) (1922–2018), German violist and university professor
- Franz-Heinrich Beyer (* 1949), German Protestant theologian and university professor
- Franziska Beyer (* 1983), German actress
- Friedemann Beyer (* 1955), German editor, publicist and director
- Friedrich Beyer (1874 – after 1929), German architect, see Fritz Beyer (architect)
- Friedrich Beyer (politician) (1902–1984), German politician (NSDAP), MdL Hessen
- Friedrich Beyer (musician) (1929–2010), Austrian musician
- Friedrich Beyer (director) , German theater director
- Friedrich Günther Beyer (1768–1832), German politician, mayor of Eisenach
- Fritz Beyer (architect) (1874 – after 1929), German architect
G
- Georg Beyer (1665–1714), German lawyer and law teacher
- Georgina Beyer (* 1957), New Zealand politician
- Gerhard Beyer (1941–2010), German marksman, trainer and referee
- Gisela Beyer (* 1960), German athlete
- Gordon Robert Beyer (1930–2010), American diplomat
- Gottfried Beyer (1889–1968), German painter and graphic artist
- Gregor Beyer (* 1968), German politician (FDP)
- Günter Beyer (* 1951), German journalist and radio author
- Günther Beyer (1888–1965), German entrepreneur and photographer
- Gustav Beyer (1883–1958), German Protestant pastor, editor of the magazine of the German Palestine Association
- Gustav Friedrich von Beyer (1812–1889), German general
H
- Hans Beyer (1905–1971), German chemist
- Hans Beyer (historian) (1920–1999), German historian and university professor
- Hans Beyer-Preusser (1881– ??), German graphic artist and painter
- Hans Anton Beyer (1889–1965), Norwegian gymnast
- Hans-Georg Beyer (handball player) (* 1956), German handball player
- Hans-Georg Beyer (computer scientist) (* 1959), German computer scientist
- Hans Heinrich Beyer (1881–1964), German major general
- Hans Joachim Beyer (1908–1971), German historian and SS leader
- Hans-Joachim Beyer (* 1940), German singer
- Hans-Jürgen Beyer (* 1949), German pop singer
- Hans Walter Beyer (1878–1963), Swiss painter and sculptor
- Harald Beyer (literary historian) (1891–1960), Norwegian literary historian
- Harald Beyer (soccer player) (1939-2017), German soccer player
- Harald Beyer (politician) (* 1964), Chilean politician
- Harm Beyer (1936–2018), German judge and sports official
- Hartmann Beyer (1516–1577), German mathematician, theologian and reformer
- Heidemarie Beyer (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Heikio Beyer (* 1981), German sociologist
- Heinrich Beyer (1806–1886), German archivist and historian
- Heinz Beyer (1910– ??), German rower
- Helena Beyer (1889–1973), German icon painter
- Helga Beyer (1920–1941), resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Helmut Beyer (judge) (1907–1998), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Helmut Beyer (1925–2011), German football official
- Henryka Beyer (also Henriette Beyer ; 1782–1855), German-Polish painter
- Hermann von Beyer (1812–1889), German major general
- Hermann Beyer (publisher) ( Hermann Beyer senior ; 1820–1877), German printer and publisher's founder
- Hermann Beyer (physician) (1868–1955), German physician and university professor
- Hermann Beyer (director) (1878–1962), German director, radio play director and speaker
- Hermann Beyer (archaeologist) (1880–1942), German archaeologist, Americanist and Maya researcher
- Hermann Beyer (optician) (1917–1983), German optician
- Hermann Beyer (actor) (* 1943), German actor
- Hermann Beyer (musician) (* 1953), German musician
- Hermann Beyer-Thoma (* 1952), German historian
- Hermann Wolfgang Beyer (1898–1942), German theologian
- Horst Beyer (1940-2017), German decathlete
- Horst-Thilo Beyer (* 1938), German business economist and university lecturer
I.
- Ingo Beyer von Morgenstern (* 1955), German diplomat, management consultant and university professor
J
- Jean Beyer (1914–2002), Catholic priest, Jesuit and canon lawyer
- Jo Beyer (* 1991), German jazz drummer
- Johann de Beyer (around 1630 – after 1693), German civil servant and diplomat
- Johann Beyer (astronomer) (1673–1751), German carpenter and astronomer
- Johann Beyer (poet) (1861–1923), German teacher and dialect poet
- Johann Albrecht von Beyer (1700–1760), German major
- Johann August von Beyer (1730–1814), German civil servant and poet
- Johann Hartmann Beyer (1563–1625), German mathematician and physician
- Johann Ignaz Beyer (around 1700–1758), Austrian composer, organist and conductor
- Johann Rudolph Gottlieb Beyer (1756–1813), German theologian
- Johann Samuel Beyer (1669–1744), German cantor and composer
- Johann Wilhelm Beyer (1725–1796), German garden architect, painter, sculptor and porcelain artist
- Johanna Beyer (1888–1944), American composer
- Jordan Beyer (* 2000), German soccer player
- Josef Beyer (1843–1917), Austrian sculptor
- Josef Johann Beyer (1861–1933), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Judith Beyer (* 1978), German ethnologist, anthropologist and university lecturer
- Jürgen Beyer (internist) (* 1936), German internist
- Jürgen Beyer (General) (* 1952), German general
- Jürgen Beyer (sociologist) (* 1964), German sociologist
- Julius Beyer (1822–1909), German Protestant Reformed theologian and pastor
- Justus Beyer (1910–1989), German SS leader
K
- Karin Beyer (* 1941), German swimmer
- Karl Beyer (pastor) (1791–1864), German pastor
- Karl Adalbert von Beyer (1764–1842), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Cologne
- Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Beyer (1803–1887), German innkeeper and poet
- Karl Gottlob Beyer (1812–1854), German sculptor
- Karl H. Beyer (1914-1996), American pharmacologist
- Karl-Heinz Beyer (1928–2008), German pharmacologist and food chemist
- Karol Beyer (1818–1877), Polish photographer and numismatist
- Kirsten Beyer , American writer, screenwriter and producer
- Klaus Beyer (table tennis player) , German table tennis player
- Klaus Beyer (Semitist) (1929–2014), German Semitist and university professor
- Klaus Beyer (mathematician) (* 1939), German mathematician and university professor
- Klaus Beyer (educator) (* 1941), German educator and university lecturer
- Klaus Beyer (artist) (* 1952), German filmmaker, composer and poet
- Klaus G. Beyer (1922–2007), German photographer and entrepreneur
- Konrad Beyer (1834–1906), German writer
- Kurt Beyer (1881–1952), German civil engineer and university professor
- Kurt Albert Beyer , see Albert Kurt Beyer
L.
- Lena Beyer (* 1982), German actress and hockey referee, see Lena Krüper
- Leopold Beyer (1789–1877), Austrian engraver
- Lis Beyer-Volger (1906–1973), German textile designer and weaver
- Lothar Beyer (chemist) (* 1936), German chemist
- Lothar Beyer (physician) (* 1943), German physician
- Lucie Beyer (1914–2008), German politician (SPD)
- Ludwig Beyer (1867–1942), German Protestant pastor, 1915–41 director of the Neuerkerode institution
M.
- Manfred Beyer (1924–2000), head of the Schering Institute at the University of Hanover
- Marcel Beyer (* 1965), German writer
- Marcel Beyer (boxer) (* 1978), German boxer
- Markus Beyer (1971–2018), German boxer
- Martin Beyer (physicist) (* 1969), German physicist
- Martin Beyer (writer) (* 1976), German writer
- Max Beyer (1894–1982), German astronomer
- Maximilian Beyer (1872–1937), German Catholic theologian
- Maximilian Beyer (cyclist) (* 1993), German track cyclist
- Moritz Beyer (1807–1854), German agricultural scientist
N
- Nico Beyer (* 1996), German soccer player
- Noah Beyer (* 1997), German handball player
O
- Olaf Beyer (* 1957), German middle-distance runner
- Oskar Beyer (architect, 1849) (1849–1916), German architect
- Oskar Beyer (chemist) ( Oskar Fred Theodor Beyer ; 1882–1962), Swiss chemist and industrial manager
- Oskar Beyer (writer) (1890–1964), German writer
- Oskar Beyer (architect, 1898) (1898–1990), German architect
- Otto Beyer (politician, 1864) (1864–1940), German politician (SPD)
- Otto Beyer (politician, 1869) (1869–1929), German lawyer and politician (DVP)
- Otto Beyer (painter) (1885–1962), German painter and graphic artist
P
- Paul Beyer (Manager) (1889–1969), German manager and lawyer
- Paul Beyer (politician, 1880) (1880–1970), German politician (SPD), MdL Hannover
- Paul Beyer (politician, 1890) (1890–1968), German politician (USPD, KPD, SPD), MdL Danzig
- Paul Beyer (writer) (1893–1951), German writer
- Paul Emil Beyer (1901–1982), German author and journalist
- Pete Beyer (* 1987), British biathlete
- Peter Beyer (historian) (* 1938), German historian
- Peter Beyer (religious scholar) (* 1949), Canadian religious scholar
- Peter Beyer (biologist) (* 1952), German biologist and university professor
- Peter Beyer (politician) (* 1970), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
R.
- Regina Beyer (* 1947), German actress
- Richard Beyer (* 1958), German music theorist, musicologist and university professor
- Robert Beyer (1901–1989), German sound engineer and composer
- Robert Beyer (actor) (* 1969), German actor
- Rolf Beyer (historian) (* 1947), German historian and journalist
- Rolf Beyer (basketball official) (* 1971), German basketball official
- Rudolf Beyer (botanist) (1852–1932), German botanist and explorer
- Rudolf Beyer (1891 – after 1945), German judge
S.
- Siegfried Beyer (* 1943), German soccer player
- Stefan Beyer (* 1961), German university professor
- Susanne Beyer (* 1961), German athlete
- Susanne Beyer (journalist) (* 1969), German journalist, publicist and book author
T
- Ted Beyer (1940-2013), British actor
- Theodor Beyer (1926–2002), Swiss watchmaker, entrepreneur, collector and founder of the Zurich Beyer Watch Museum (see Beyer Chronometrie )
- Thomas Beyer (politician, 1960) (* 1960), German politician (SPD), mayor of Wismar
- Thomas Beyer (politician, 1963) (* 1963), German lawyer and politician (SPD), MdL Bavaria
- Tobias Beyer (printer) († 1615), German printer and entrepreneur
- Tobias Beyer (papermaker) (1668–1739), German papermaker
- Tobias Beyer (actor) (* 1966), German actor
- Tom Beyer (1907–1981), German painter
- Troy Beyer (* 1964), American actress, director and screenwriter
U
- Udo Beyer (* 1955), German shot putter
- Ulrich Beyer (1947–1988), German boxer
- Uwe Beyer (1945–1993), German hammer thrower and actor
W.
- Waldemar Beyer (1909–1952), German librarian and police officer
- Walter Beyer (1920–2012), German local politician
- Walther Beyer (architect) (1885–1966), German architect
- Walther Beyer (sculptor) (1902–1960), German sculptor
- Werner Beyer (1920–1997), German trombonist
- Wilhelm Beyer (singer, 1819) (1819-1897), German opera singer (tenor)
- Wilhelm Beyer (singer, 1865) (1865–1904), German opera singer (baritone)
- Wilhelm Beyer (politician) (1885–1945), German politician (NSDAP)
- Wilhelm Beyer (SA member) (1886–1951), German pipe fitter and SA member
- Wilhelm Gottlieb Beyer (1801–1881), German archivist
- Wilhelm Raimund Beyer (1902–1990), German lawyer, legal philosopher and Hegel researcher
- Wolf-Dieter Beyer (1938-2019), German politician (CDU)
- Wolf-Hendrik Beyer (* 1972), German athlete
- Wolfgang Beyer (mycologist) (1914-2014), German mycologist
- Wolfgang Beyer (sculptor) (1920–1941), German sculptor
- Wolfgang Beyer (author) (* 1958), Austrian author and film director
- Wolfram Beyer (political scientist) (* 1954), German political scientist, pacifist and musician
- Wolfram Beyer (cameraman) , German cameraman