Mey (surname) explained

Mey is a surname (sometimes an alternative transliteration of Mei).

People with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

• Alexandra Mey, (Claudia Alexandra Morales Mejías, born 1992), Venezuelan actress and producer
• Lev Mei or Mey (1822–1862), Russian dramatist and poet
• Marie-Anett Mey (born 1971), French entertainer
• Reinhard Mey (born 1942), German singer-songwriter
• Théo Mey (1912–1964), Luxembourg photographer
• Varvara P. Mey (1912–1995), Russian prima ballerina

Politics

• Mey Norn (fl. from 2003), Cambodian politician
• Ousmane Mey (fl. from 1972), Cameroonian politician
• Piet Mey (born 1948), South African politician

Sport

• François Carlo Mey (born 2003), Italian rugby player
• Jacob L. Mey (1926–2023), Dutch-born Danish professor of linguistics
• Karin Melis Mey (born 1983), Turkish long jumper
• Uwe-Jens Mey (born 1963), German speed skater

Other

• Cornelius Jacobsen May or Mey, early 17th century Dutch explorer
• Karl Mey (1879–1945), German industrial physicist
• Kerstin Mey (born 1963), German academic, president of the University of Limerick, Ireland
• Ros Mey (1925–2010), Cambodian-born American Buddhist monk

See also

• Mei (surname)
• May (surname)