Yerger is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Edward M. Yerger (1828–1875), American newspaper editor and murderer George Shall Yerger (1808–1860), American jurist Henry Clay Yerger (1860–1936), American educator Kathleen Yerger Johnstone (1906–1996), American conchologist Mark C. Yerger (1955–2016), American author Michael Yerger (born 1998), American television personality William G. Yerger (?–1899), American politician William Yerger (1816–1872), American jurist William Yerger Humphreys (1890–1933), American lawyer and politician
See also Jerger