Meade Surname
Approximately 40,695 people bear this surname
Meade Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Meadow [Old English mǽd] Robert atte Mede.—Parl. Writs.
Read More About This SurnameMeade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,333 | 1:12,793 | 1,591 |
| England | 3,213 | 1:17,341 | 2,498 |
| Australia | 2,723 | 1:9,914 | 1,475 |
| Ireland | 2,207 | 1:2,134 | 401 |
| Canada | 1,705 | 1:21,610 | 2,967 |
| Mexico | 611 | 1:203,153 | 5,457 |
| New Zealand | 365 | 1:12,406 | 2,162 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 191 | 1:7,141 | 1,071 |
| Scotland | 161 | 1:33,254 | 3,301 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:20,094 | 2,123 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 144 | 1:689 | 118 |
| Jamaica | 127 | 1:22,598 | 1,886 |
| Montserrat | 80 | 1:62 | 8 |
| Panama | 67 | 1:58,392 | 2,702 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 53 | 1:2,083 | 353 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Dominica | 34 | 1:2,232 | 335 |
| Northern Ireland | 32 | 1:57,657 | 4,597 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| British Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:1,975 | 263 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 1:5,520 | 561 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Anguilla | 5 | 1:2,687 | 256 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,526 | 1:2,903 | 553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 763 | 1:31,947 | 4,236 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:26,583 | 1,512 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,867 | 1:17,516 | 2,231 |
Meade (1,025) may also be a first name.
Meade Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Meadow [Old English mǽd] Robert atte Mede.—Parl. Writs.
The earlier forms of this e.g. Miagh-de Midia in Latin and Midheach in Irish-indicate that this well known Co. Cork family came there from Meath. Meade is also an English name. Bibl; MIF 176
(English, Irish) Dweller at the grassland or meadow; the man from Meath (middle).
Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.
(Ireland.) An anglicised form of the old Irish name Meagh. The family of Lord Clanwilliam have been seated for many centuries in co. Cork. At Meadestown in that county there was formerly a castle, built by the Meaghs or Meades. Smith's Hist, of Cork.
Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.
User-submitted Reference
An English surname, meaning (1) a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay; (2) a piece of low ground near a river; (3) a field, paddock, or pasture.
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Average Meade Salary in
United States
$42,184 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meade Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meade Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meade is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meade? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,717th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 179,077 people. The last name Meade is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Meade are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 250,708th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,025 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 28,333 people, or 1 in 12,793. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Meade is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Meade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meade has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meade surname rose 988 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 537 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meade Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Meade last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meade surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.56% being registered with the political party.
The amount Meade earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.35% more than the national average, earning R 300,264 per year; in United States they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $42,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $46,622 CAD per year.
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Meade Reference & Research
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