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Where Does The Last Name Meachen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meachen is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meachen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 491,125^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname Meachen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Meachen live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 174,119. In England Meachen is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Meachen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meachen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meachen last name expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meachen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meachen surname are 20.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Meachen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,645 USD per year.