Speer

Speer is a surname.

Ashkenazim : a spelling variation of Speyer, a name indicative of origin from the German city of Speyer

Middle High German and Middle Dutch : sper, meaning "spear"

Scottish and northern Irish /ˈspɪər/: a spelling variation of Speir, from the Old French espier meaning "to watch"

Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Speer, chief architect of Nazi Germany
• Albert Speer, Jr., a German architect and city planner, son of Albert Speer
• Bill Speer, a retired professional ice hockey player
• Christopher Speer, Sergeant First Class (SFC), a U.S. special forces soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Dieter Speer, a former German biathlete
• 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 née Speer, a German politician and daughter of Albert Speer
• Hugo Speer, an English actor, born in 1969
• Jack Speer, also known as John “Jack” Bristol Speer, a judge, Washington statr representative and a science fiction fan and historian, who wrote the first history of science fiction fandom
• Jillian Speer, a U.S. singer-songwriter and musician
• Margret Nissen née Speer, a German photographer and daughter of Albert Speer
• 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
• Richard Speer, a U.S. author and journalist
• Robert Elliott Speer, a U.S. religious leader (1867–1947) and authority on missions
• Robert Milton Speer, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses
• 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
• Stewie Speer, an Australian drummer best known as a member of the 1960s–70s group Max Merritt & The Meteors
• The Speer Family, a Southern Gospel family group founded in 1921
• Thomas J. Speer, also known as Thomas Jefferson Speer, a U.S. Representative from Georgia
• Tommy Speer, a U.S. professional mixed martial artist
• W.G. Speer, the second head football coach for the Fort Hays State University Tigers in Hays, Kansas