Niedermeier
Niedermeier is a German surname. The name was initially used as a distinguishing name for a farmer (Meier) who had a farm lower (nieder) than the neighboring one(s). Variants are Niedermaier, Niedermair, Niedermayer, Niedermayr, Niedermeier, Niedermeir, Niedermeyer and Niedermeyr. These names are common to Austria and Bavaria.
Notable people with the surname Niedermeier include:
- Georg Niedermeier, German football/soccer player
Notable people with the surname Niedermayer include:
- Kurt Niedermayer, German football/soccer player
- Oskar von Niedermayer, German general, professor and adventurer
- Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player (brother of Scott)
- Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player (brother of Rob)
- Thomas Niedermayer, German industrialist, kidnapped and killed by the Provisional IRA
Notable people with the surname Niedermeyer include:
- Helmut Niedermeyer (1926–2014), Austrian businessman
- Helmut Niedermayr (1915–1985), Formula One driver
- Gerhard Niedermayr, see Niedermayrite mineral
- Louis Niedermeyer (1802–1861), Swiss-born French composer
- Rob Niedermayer (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Scott Niedermayer (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- Oskar von Niedermayer (1885–1948) German general, professor and adventurer
Notable people with the surname Niedermair include:
- John Niedermair (1893–1982, Naval architect
- Roland Niedermair, luge athlete
See also
- Neidermayer's Mind, a demo by alternative metal band Korn
- Niedermayer-Hentig Expedition
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