There are
548
Meirs in the USA
Meir is the
40016th
most common last name in the USA

Historical figures and celebrities called Meir

GoldaMeir

Golda Meir was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik, stateswoman, politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. She was the first and only woman to hold the office. She was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 17 March 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister.

YigalAllon

Yigal Allon was an Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Israeli Labor party, and acting Prime Minister of Israel, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Education.

MordechaiGur

Mordechai Gur was an Israeli politician who served as the 9th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 1974 to 1978. He is most notable for leading Operation Entebbe, a successful counter-terrorism hostage-rescue mission at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976.

MosheSharett

Moshe Sharett was an Israeli politician, statesman and the second Prime Minister of Israel. Sharett studied law at the University of London before working as a lawyer. Sharett served as the Chairman of the Jewish Agency from 1946 until early 1949, during which time it coordinated Zionist immigration and directed policy in Mandate Palestine, and as Prime Minister from 1953-1955.

ShimonPeres

Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician who served as the ninth President of Israel (2007-2014), the Prime Minister of Israel (four times), and the Interim Prime Minister, in the 1970s to the 1990s. He was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning nearly 70 years, and was elected to the Knesset in November 1959.

DavidBen-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first Prime Minister of Israel. He led Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and united the various Jewish militias into the Israel Defense Forces.

YitzhakRabin

Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995.

MenachemBegin

Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah.

YitzhakShamir

Yitzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, reigning twice, from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. The second longest-serving prime minister after David Ben-Gurion, Shamir was the country's third longest-serving leader.

ArielSharon

Ariel Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Sharon was a commander in the Israeli Army from its creation in 1948.

Meir Genealogy

OriginsThe surname 'Meir' is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the given name 'Meir,' which means 'enlightened' or 'illuminated' in Hebrew.
Geographic DistributionThe surname 'Meir' is most commonly found among Jewish communities, particularly in Israel and other countries with significant Jewish populations.
VariationsVariations of the surname 'Meir' include 'Meyer,' 'Meyerowitz,' 'Meijer,' 'Meier,' 'Meis,' 'Meissner,' 'Meijers,' 'Meireles,' 'Meyerson,' and 'Meiri.'
Migration and ImmigrationThe surname 'Meir' is often associated with Jewish migration and immigration, as Jewish communities historically faced persecution and displacement throughout history.