Meadhurst Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Meadhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meadhurst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Meadhurst Last Name Facts

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

Meadhurst is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meadhurst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Meadhurst is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meadhurst reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 78 percent live, Hampshire, where 11 percent live and Norfolk, where 11 percent live. Apart from England Meadhurst occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent live.

Meadhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meadhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Meadhurst surname declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medhurst944,220/
Madhurst945/
Medurst883/
Medhurs881/
Meadours8217/
Madhurse825/
Meduurst821/
Midhurst820/
Meadors754,854/
Madours751/
Meddurs750/
Maedours711/
Meaddors710/
Medors67105/
Madors675/
Meddors631/
Maddors630/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meadhurst
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