Meader Surname
Approximately 3,495 people bear this surname
Meader Surname Definition:
(English) 1 = Mead (q.v.)+the agential suff. -er.
2 Mower [Old English mǽðere] The meader walks forth with his scythe on his shoulder.—Old Ballad, Notes and Q., 1854, X.480
Meader Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,660 | 1:136,263 | 14,265 |
| England | 615 | 1:90,598 | 9,773 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 284 | 1:85,829 | 9,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,162 | 1:43,217 | 5,024 |
Meader (17) may also be a first name.
Meader Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 = Mead (q.v.)+the agential suff. -er.
2 Mower [Old English mǽðere] The meader walks forth with his scythe on his shoulder.—Old Ballad, Notes and Q., 1854, X.480
Perhaps a maker of metheglin or mead.
Meader Demographics
Meader Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Meader Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meader Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meader occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meader? popularity and diffusion
It is the 129,499th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,085,135 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Meader are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Meader is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
The last name Meader is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,660 people, or 1 in 136,263. In The United States Meader is most prevalent in: Maine, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Meader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meader has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meader Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Meader last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meader surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meader earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning R 268,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,389 CAD per year.
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