Moyer Family History
Moyer Name Meaning
Irish: possibly a shortened form of MacMoyer, Anglicized
form of Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir ‘son of the steward’, from
maor ‘steward’. Many English (not Irish) bearers in IGI.Americanized form of German Meyer 1.Dutch:
occupational name for a mower or reaper. DEBIGI Continental
bearers are northern French rather than Dutch.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Moyer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Moyer families
 1,587 - 3,172  530 - 1,586 |
 1 - 529  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Moyer families
|
24 - 46 9 - 23 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Moyer families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Moyer Family Origin
Moyer Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Moyer
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Moyer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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