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).
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
- Bryce Bayer (1929–2012), Kodak engineer, invented the Bayer filter
- Carl Josef Bayer (1847–1904), Austrian chemist
- Frederick Bayer (1921–2007), marine biologist from the USA
- Friedrich Bayer (1825-1880), German businessman and chemist
- Herbert Bayer, an Austrian graphic designer, painter, and photographer
- Johann Bayer (1572–1625), German astronomer, who introduced star designation named after him
- Josef Bayer (1852-1913), Austrian composer
- Osvaldo Bayer, Argentine journalist and scriptwriter.
- Otto Bayer (1902-1982), German inventor and chemist.
- Theodore Bayer, newspaper publisher in the USA and suspected spy for the USSR
References
- ↑ Bayer Surname History at HouseOfNames.com
See also
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