Bayer (surname)
Bayer is a surname with various origins. It occurs most commonly in German-speaking countries, where it can be either habitational (Bayer being the male German language demonym for Bavaria) or occupational (derived from the archaic German verb beiern, "to ring (a bell)", thus referring to individuals tasked with ringing church bells). Variants of the surname include Baier, Beyer and Beier.
In the English-speaking world, the surname is of Boernician origin, in the Scottish–English borders. It is derived from the place name Byers which in turn comes from the Old English byre, meaning cattle-shed. Related names include Byers, Byres, Byer, Buyers and Byris.[1]
People with this surname
- Andrew Bayer (born 1987), American DJ and Grammy-nominated record producer
- Bryce Bayer (1929–2012), Kodak engineer, invented the Bayer filter
- Carl Josef Bayer (1847–1904), Austrian chemist
- Edward A. Bayer (born 1947), scientist
- Frederick Bayer (1921–2007), marine biologist from the USA
- Friedrich Bayer (1825-1880), German businessman and chemist
- Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), an Austrian graphic designer, painter, and photographer
- Johann Bayer (1572–1625), German astronomer, who introduced star designations named after him
- Josef Bayer (1852-1913), Austrian composer
- Margaret Bayer, American mathematician
- Melda Bayer (born 1950), Turkish businesswoman and politician
- Osvaldo Bayer (1927–2018), Argentine journalist and scriptwriter
- Otto Bayer (1902-1982), German inventor and chemist
- Pilar Bayer (born 1946), Spanish mathematician
- Samuel Bayer (born 1965), American film director
- Theodore Bayer, newspaper publisher in the USA and suspected spy for the USSR
- William Bayer (born 1939), American crime fiction writer
References
- Bayer Surname History at HouseOfNames.com
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