Speer

Speer is a surname of various origins:

:• Ashkenazi Jewish (): a spelling variation of ''Speyer'', a name indicative of origin from the German city of Speyer (more at Shapiro). :• Middle High German and Middle Dutch (): ''sper'', meaning "spear" :• Scottish and northern Irish : a spelling variation of ''Speir'', from the Old French ''espier'' meaning "to watch"

Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Friedrich Speer, (1863–1947), German architect, father of Albert Speer *Albert Speer, (1905–1981), German architect, Minister of Armaments and War Production of Nazi Germany from 1942 to 1945 *Albert Speer (born 1934), (1934–2017), a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer *Bill Speer, a retired professional ice hockey player *Christian P. Speer, (born 1952) German pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics *Christopher Speer, Sergeant First Class (SFC), a U.S. special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan *Dieter Speer, a former German biathlete *Dick Speer, founder of CCI, brother of Vernon Speer *Emory Speer, a U.S. politician, soldier, and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1878 to 1882 *Floyd Speer, also known as Floyd Vernie Speer, a U.S. professional baseball pitcher *Daniel Speer, also known as Georg Daniel Speer, a German composer, and writer of the Baroque *Hilde Schramm (born 1936), née Speer, a German politician, and daughter of Albert Speer *Hugo Speer, an English actor, born in 1968 *Jack Speer, also known as John “Jack” Bristol Speer, a judge, Washington state representative, and a science fiction fan *James Gamble Speer, state legislator in Florida *Jillian Speer, a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician *Margret Nissen (born 1938), née Speer, a German photographer, and daughter of Albert Speer *Mark Speer, American musician and guitarist *Mary Margaret Speer, American mathematician *Noah Wyle, also known as Noah Strausser Speer Wyle, a U.S. TV, and film actor *Peter Moore Speer, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *Robert Elliott Speer, a U.S. religious leader (1867–1947) and authority on missions *Robert M. Speer, acting United States Secretary of the Army (2017- ) *Robert Milton Speer, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *Robert W. Speer, also known as Robert Walter Speer, mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1904–1912 *Roy Speer, the financial backing behind the Home Shopping Network *Scott Speer, an American music video director *The Speer Family, a Southern Gospel family group founded in 1921 *Stewie Speer, an Australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s–70s group Max Merritt & The Meteors *Susan Speer, a British psychologist *Thomas J. Speer, also known as Thomas Jefferson Speer, a U.S. Representative from Georgia *Thomas M Speers, First Chief of Police of Kansas City, Missouri 1874-1895 *Tom Speer, a U.S. professional mixed martial artist *Vernon Speer, founder of Speer Bullets, brother of Dick Speer *W. G. Speer, the second head football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers in Hays, Kansas *William Speer, a pioneer American Presbyterian missionary and pastor to the Chinese Provided by Wikipedia