Meer Family History
Meer Name Meaning
Muslim (mainly Pakistan also common elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent): variant of Mir . Jewish: variant of Meyer North German; Dutch (Van der Meer): topographic name for someone who lived by a body of water Middle Dutch mere Middle Low German mere mer ‘lake’. Compare Vandermeer . English (mainly Warwickshire and Staffordshire): variant of Mear .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022