Dyer (surname)

Dyer (/ˈdaɪ.ər/) is an English surname with early medieval origins, deriving from the trade of cloth dying. Dyer is also found in Ireland (Counties Sligo and Roscommon) as an Anglicization of the Gaelic surname in Ireland O Duibhir and Mac Duibhir. (O'Dyer / McDyer) These are both derived from the words dubh, which means black, and odhar or uidhir, which means uncolored.

Notable names include:

Ainsworth Dyer, one of the victims of the Tarnak Farm incident
Alex Dyer (footballer born 1965), English footballer
Alex Dyer (footballer born 1990), English footballer
Alexander Brydie Dyer (1815–1874), American soldier in a variety of 19th century wars
Alvin R. Dyer (1903–1977), an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a member of the church's First Presidency from 1968 to 1970
Amelia Dyer (1837–1896), Victorian nurse and baby-farmer hanged for murder
Anne Dyer (born 1957), British Anglican priest and former Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham
Bert Dyer (born 1886), English footballer
Bruce Dyer (born 1975), English footballer
Buddy Dyer, American politician, mayor of Orlando
Charles Dyer (architect) (1794–1848), British architect
Clay Dyer (born 1978), American professional sport bass fisherman
Danny Dyer (born 1977), English television, film and theatre actor
- Dani Dyer (born 1996), English television personality, winner of Love Island 2018 and daughter of Danny
Deborah Dyer (born 1967), known by the stage name Skin, English singer, an electronic music DJ, and occasional model
Dennis Dyer (1914–1990), South African cricketer
Eddie Dyer (1899–1964), American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball
Sir Edward Dyer (1543–1607), English courtier and poet
Elinor Brent-Dyer (1894–1969), British author
Eliphalet Dyer (1721–1807), American lawyer, jurist, and statesman
Fred Dyer (1888–????), British boxer and entertainer
Geoff Dyer (born 1958), English writer
Geoffrey Dyer (born 1947, Australian artist
George Dyer (disambiguation), a number of persons having the name
- George Dyer (poet) (1755–1841), English classicist and writer
- George Dyer (politician) (1802–1878), American physician and politician
- George P. Dyer (1876–1948), American football coach
- George Dyer (burglar) (c. 1933–1971), English burglar, lover of artist Francis Bacon
- George Dyer Weaver (1908–1986), Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada
- George Leland Dyer (1849–1914), American naval commander and governor of Guam
Goudyloch E. Dyer (1919–2008), American politician
Greg Dyer (born 1959), Australian cricketer
Gwynne Dyer (born 1943), London-based Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian
Hector Dyer (1910–1990), American athlete and Olympian
Henry Dyer (1848–1918), Scottish engineer and educator
Herbert Dyer (1898–1974), English coppersmith
Isadore Dyer (1865–1920), American physician
J. Milton Dyer (1870–1957), American architect
Jack Dyer (1913–2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, Australian rules footballer
Jane Dyer (born 1949), American author and illustrator
Jerry Dyer, American politician and law enforcement officer
Jesse Farley Dyer (1877–1955), American Medal of Honor recipient
John Dyer (1699–1757), Welsh poet
Joyce Dyer (born 1947), American writer of nonfiction and memoirs
Ken Dyer (1946–2010), American football player
Kieron Dyer (born 1978), English international football (soccer) player
Leonidas C. Dyer (1871–1957), American politician, activist and military officer
Lloyd Dyer (born 1982), English footballer
Louis Dyer (1851–1908), American educator and author
Maria (Tarn) Dyer (c. 1803–1846), British Protestant Christian missionary to the Chinese in the Congregationalist tradition
Mary Dyer (c. 1611–1660), colonial American Quaker religious martyr
Mary Marshall Dyer (1780–1867), voice for the Anti-Shakerism sentiment in rural New Hampshire
(1822–1891),Pioneer Aviator, flew before the Wright Brothers, his patent paved the way for flight in America today. https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/micajah-clark-dyer

Mike Dyer (disambiguation)

- Mike Dyer (baseball) (born 1966), retired Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Dyer (sportswriter) (born 1939), retired sportswriter
- Michael Dyer (born 1990), American football running back
Moses Dyer (born 1997), New Zealand association footballer
Myles P. Dyer (1887–1969), American politician who served in the Missouri General Assembly
Natalia Dyer (born 1997), American actress
Nathan Dyer (born 1987) English footballer
Nehemiah Dyer (1839–1910), Rear Admiral in United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War and Spanish–American War
Nick Dyer (born 1969), Scottish cricketer
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer (1927–2018), British mathematician
Reginald Dyer (1864–1927), British colonel, responsible for the Amritsar massacre
Richard Dyer (born 1945), English academic in film studies
Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913–1991) was an English-born American folk singer, recording artist, and voice teacher.
Robert Allen Dyer (1900–1987), South African botanist
Rolla Dyer (1886–1971), American physician
Royce Coleman Dyer, (1889–1918), Canadian Captain that trained "Dyer's Battalion" and died during the North Russia Intervention
Sarah Dyer, American comic book writer and artist
Senimili Dyer, Fijian politician
Samuel Dyer (1804–1843), British Protestant Christian missionary to China in the Congregationalist tradition
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer (1848–1923), British author
Thomas Dyer (1805–1862), American politician, served as mayor of Chicago
Thomas Henry Dyer (1804–1888), English historical and antiquarian writer
Walter Alden Dyer (1878–1943), American author and journalist
Wayne Dyer (1940–2015), American author and speaker
Wayne Dyer (footballer) (born 1977), English footballer
William Dyer (settler) (1609–by 1677), founding settler of Portsmouth and Newport, Rhode Island; husband of Mary Dyer
William John Dyer (1830–1909), New Zealand businessman and politician.
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843–1928), British botanist

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