Meade Surname

13,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Meade Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Meadow [Old English mǽd] Robert atte Mede.—Parl. Writs.

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Meade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,3331:12,7931,591
England3,2131:17,3412,498
Australia2,7231:9,9141,475
Ireland2,2071:2,134401
Canada1,7051:21,6102,967
Mexico6111:203,1535,457
New Zealand3651:12,4062,162
Trinidad and Tobago1911:7,1411,071
Scotland1611:33,2543,301
Wales1541:20,0942,123
Antigua and Barbuda1441:689118
Jamaica1271:22,5981,886
Montserrat801:628
Panama671:58,3922,702
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
United States Virgin Islands531:2,083353
France441:1,509,607143,950
Dominica341:2,232335
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
British Virgin Islands161:1,975263
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
China131:105,178,5825,529
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Anguilla51:2,687256
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5261:2,903553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:31,9474,236
Wales591:26,5831,512
Scotland301:124,7745,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8671:17,5162,231

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Irish) Dweller at the grassland or meadow; the man from Meath (middle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

- mkmedders

Meade Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meade Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meade is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meade? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,717th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 179,077 people. The surname Meade is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Meade reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meade is also the 250,708th most numerous forename globally, borne by 1,025 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 28,333 people, or 1 in 12,793. In The United States Meade is most common in: Virginia, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Meade is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Meade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meade has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meade last name 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 devotion of those bearing the Meade last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meade surname are 10.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.56% being registered to vote for 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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Meadey910/
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Mede8912,211/
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Mejiade838/
Mehadie834/
Mojeade834/
Meadher832/
Meadeth831/
Mujeade831/
Hmeiade831/
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Mehaude831/
Meadeas830/
Measdey830/
Meadess830/
Meaddes830/
Mader8034,527/
Madej8023,369/
Madey8016,589/
Maude8011,700/
Madhe8011,267/
Meder8011,169/
Medhe807,488/
Medet805,270/
Medes804,324/
Medez803,709/
Madge803,695/
Maide803,006/
Maïde802,792/
Madde802,739/
Meded802,310/
Madje802,221/
Medge801,696/
Mades801,657/
Mahde801,598/
Mhade801,489/
Medje801,407/
Madeh801,337/
Madie801,275/
Madei801,204/
Medea801,203/
Moede801,190/
Medei801,142/
Medde801,117/
Madet80934/
Madeï80867/
Madee80854/
Madea80716/
Madeu80674/
Meide80633/
Mhede80441/
Mesde80406/
Meode80361/
Medie80330/
Maade80285/
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Hmade80250/
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Maded8023/
Muede8010/
Myade807/
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Medep803/
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Madeş801/
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Meadeids771/
Meadeach770/
Mehadi7317,111/
Madhei735,618/
Maudet734,338/
Mahade732,936/
Meeder731,879/
Mauder731,175/
Meedee731,079/
Madder73863/
Maddie73797/
Mayede73784/
Madeej73676/
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Mahdey73594/
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Maides73237/
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Mhader73208/
Medhet73183/
Mayode73179/
Meedet73150/
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Madeer73128/
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