Meades Surname
Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname
Meades Surname User-submission:
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.
Meades Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 915 | 1:60,894 | 7,193 |
| South Africa | 317 | 1:170,908 | 18,978 |
| United States | 225 | 1:1,610,929 | 108,055 |
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 365 | 1:66,782 | 7,604 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Meades Surname Meaning
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.
- mkmeddersMeades Demographics
Average Meades Salary in
United States
$42,865 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meades Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meades Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meades is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meades? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meades is the 219,077th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,901,256 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Meades reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 915 people, or 1 in 60,894. In England Meades is most numerous in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Kent, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 9 percent live. Barring England it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Meades Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meades has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meades last name increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meades Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meades surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.13% registered with the political party.
The amount Meades earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.53% more than the national average, earning R 324,456 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,061 CAD per year.
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