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