Maier

'''Maier''' is a surname of German origin.

It is a variant spelling of the more usual "Meyer", which is cognate with the English word "mayor", but with a different meaning.

Individuals with the surname include:

* Albert Maier, founder of the German Christadelphians * Alex Maier (born 2000), American long-distance runner * Alexander Maier (born 1974), Austrian snowboarder * Andreas Maier (born 1972), American soccer player * Anneliese Maier (1905–1971), German historian of philosophy * Ariane Maier (born 1981), Austrian handball player * Armin Maier (born 1997), Singaporean footballer * Arne Maier (born 1999), German football player * Barbara Maier Gustern (1935–2022), American vocal coach and singer * Ben Maier (born 2008), American auto racing driver * Benjamin Maier (born 1994), Austrian bobsledder * Bernd Maier (born 1974), German football player * Bernhard Maier (born 1963), German professor of religious studies * Bob Maier (1915–1993), American baseball player * Charles Maier (disambiguation), several people * Christine Maier (born 1965), Swiss television presenter and journalist * Christoph Maier (born 1984), German politician * Christopher Maier, American government official * Colin Maier (born 1976), Canadian musician * Corinne Maier (born 1963), French writer * Dana Jeri Maier (born 1982), American artist, cartoonist and author * Daniel Maier (born 1968), English comedy writer, television, radio and stage performer * Daniela Maier (born 1996), German freestyle skier * David Maier (born 1953), American computer scientist * Dick Maier (1925–2017), American politician * Elisabeth Maier (born 1994), Canadian skeleton racer * Enrique Maier (1910–1981), Spanish tennis player * Ernesto Maier (born 1946), Italian luger * Florian Maier (disambiguation) * Fran Maier, American technology entrepreneur * Fred Anton Maier (1938–2015), Norwegian speed skater * Georg Maier (1941–2021), German actor and theatre director * Georg Maier (politician) (born 1967), German politician * George Maier, American football player and coach * Gerald Maier (1928–2025), Canadian engineer and oilman * Gustav Maier (1906–?), German rower * Guy Maier (1891–1956), American musician * Hans Maier (disambiguation), several people * Harald Maier (born 1960), Austrian cyclist * Harold G. Maier (1937–2014), American legal scholar * Heinrich Maier (1908–1945), Roman Catholic priest * Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (1911–2000), German physicist * Helmut Maier (born 1953), German mathematician * Henry Maier (1918–1994), American politician * Herbert Maier (1893–1969), American architect * Heribert Maier (1932–2007), Austrian trade union leader * Hermann Maier (born 1972), Austrian alpine skier * Humberto Maier (born 2005), Brazilian motorcycle racer * Jake Maier (born 1997), American football quarterback * Jarrett Maier (born 1998), American actor * Jeffrey Maier (born 1984), 1996 World Series baseball fan * Jens Maier (born 1962), German politician (AfD) * Jessica Maier (born 1994), Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast * Joachim Maier (born 1955), German chemist * Father Joe Maier (born 1939), American-born Thai Redemptorist priest * Johann Maier (disambiguation) * Johanna Maier (born 1951), Austrian chef * John Mayer (born 1977), American singer, songwriter and guitarist * Jonathan Maier (born 1992), German basketball player * Juliane Maier (born 1987), German footballer * Jürgen Maier (born 1964), British-Austrian businessman * Karl Maier (disambiguation), several people * Katerina Maier, Russian composer * Ladislav Maier (born 1966), Czech footballer * Leonie Maier (born 1992), German footballer * Leopold Maier-Labergo (1907–1939), German figure skater * Lothar Maier (born 1944), German politician * Marco Maier (born 1999), German cross-country skier and biathlete * Marcus Maier (born 1995), Austrian footballer * Markus Maier (1911–2010), Austrian skier * Martin Maier (1840–1893), Union Army soldier * Merwin Maier (1908–1942), American bridge player * Michael Maier (1568–1622), German physician, counselor, alchemist, and epigramist * Michal Maier (born 1964), Czech yacht racer * Mitch Maier (born 1982), American baseball player * Nico Maier (born 2000), Swiss footballer * Norman Maier (1900–1977), American experimental psychologist * Otto Maier (disambiguation), several people * Ovidiu Maier (born 1971), Romanian footballer * Pamela Maier, American politician * Patrik Maier (born 1996), Slovak ice hockey player * Paul L. Maier (1930–2025), American history professor and novelist * Pauline Maier (1938–2013), American history professor * Ramona Maier (born 1995), German footballer * Raphael Maier (born 1992), Austrian skeleton racer * Reinhold Maier (1889–1971), German politician * Robert Maier (born 1950), American filmmaker * Rolf Maier (1936–2023), French weightlifter * Ronald V. Maier (born 1947), American Trauma Surgeon * Rudi Maier (1945–2017), West German fencer * Rudolf Robert Maier 1824–1888), German pathologist * Ruth Maier (c. 1920–1942), Austrian author and Holocaust victim * Sabrina Maier (born 1994), Austrian alpine ski racer * Samuel Maier (born 1999), Austrian skeleton athlete * Sascha Maier (born 1974), German footballer * Sebastian Maier (born 1993), German footballer * Sepp Maier (born 1944), retired German football goalkeeper * Sepp Maier (skier) (1935–2012), German cross-country skier * Silke Maier-Witt (born 1950), German terrorist * Stefano Maier (born 1992), German footballer * Thomas Maier, American author, journalist and television producer * Thomas Maier (footballer) (born 1998), Austrian footballer * Tomas Maier, German fashion designer * Ulrike Maier (1967–1994), Austrian alpine skier * Viktor Maier (born 1990), Kyrgyz footballer * Vivian Maier (1926–2009), amateur photographer * Walter A. Maier (1893–1950), American radio personality and theologian * Willi Maier (born 1948), German middle-distance runner * William J. Maier (1876–1941), New York State politician * Wolfgang Maier (born 1949), German psychiatrist and psychotherapist * Yuri Maier (born 1989), Argentine Olympic wrestler

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