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