Meador Surname

36,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Meador 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.

Meador Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,4041:25,1643,167
Canada381:969,62173,252
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8141:27,6843,404

Meador (57) may also be a first name.

Meador 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.

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Meador Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meador is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meador click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meador? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,381st most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 502,693 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Meador live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 57 people.

Meador is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 14,404 people, or 1 in 25,164. In The United States Meador is most frequent in: Virginia, where 10 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Meador Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meador has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meador surname rose 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meador Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meador surname are 14.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Meador earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.98% more than the national average, earning $66,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadore923/
Meaddor921/
Meadeor920/
Meaador920/
Medor911,979/
Mador911,112/
D'Meador861/
Madore837,093/
Medour83761/
Madour83703/
Mahdor83169/
Medore83119/
Madhor83114/
Maedor8334/
Masdor8323/
Meidor8316/
Medhor839/
Maddor838/
Madoor837/
Muedor836/
Meedor834/
Medoor833/
Maidor833/
Medord832/
Matdor832/
Maduor832/
Meadar831/
Medort831/
Maador831/
Madgor831/
Madoir831/
Medgor831/
Meddor830/
Medoer830/
Meddour7715,602/
Mahdour773,784/
Maadour77773/
Mesdour77544/
Madhour77179/
Madoire77177/
Madoure7774/
Madhoor7751/
Madorre7738/
Madgour7737/
Maidore7730/
Medoure7718/
Masdorp7716/
Masdour7713/
Mahador779/
Mehadar779/
Maddour778/
Mawedor777/
Majdour776/
Majdoor775/
Maddoor774/
Masdoor773/
Maidour773/
Medhour773/
Maddore771/
Madhore771/
Madhotr771/
Meyadur771/
Meisdor771/
Majedor771/
Majidor771/
Mojador771/
Maisdor771/
Mahdore771/
Mayador771/
Meadure770/
Madar73163,878/
Medar737,996/
Madur732,611/
Madár73993/
Midor73784/
Medur73440/
Médor7317/
Medár732/
Maasdorp715,002/
Mahadore711,017/
Mayadore7111/
Maadhour712/
Medddour712/
Mashdour711/
Meddoure711/
Mmasdorp711/
Mmeddour711/
Medard6729,276/
Mahdar674,919/
Madhar673,489/
Masdar671,873/
Madhur671,399/
Mehdar671,262/
Maidur67880/
Madare67869/
Maddur67767/
Myadar67712/
Maidar67706/
Madaar67668/
Madure67429/
Medart67415/
Majdar67317/
Medhar67300/
Medure67281/
Maydar67229/
Medare67137/
Maadar6798/
Metdar6794/
Madgar6793/
Maydorova6771/
Maddar6769/
Meidar6764/
Meddur6762/
Meydar6745/
Masdur6737/
Mihdor6734/
Midoir6726/
Madard6725/
Midore6721/
Maudar6721/
Meddar6721/
Medurd6721/
Mesdar6719/
Mhadar6714/
Maedar6711/
Meedar6711/
Mhedar679/
Medgar678/
Mejdar676/
Mahadhore675/
Madaur675/
Mahdur675/
Midour675/
Madart674/
Maduur673/
Majdur673/
Matdur673/
Madasr673/
Madeur673/
Mmadar672/
Madarh672/
Maydur671/
Matdar671/
Maudur671/
Madgur671/
Medhur671/
Myedur671/
Medeur671/
Moudor671/
Miodor671/
Miadar671/
Midhor671/
Médour671/
Mechdoure671/
Maassdorp671/
Maastdorp671/
Moedar670/

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Meador Reference & Research

Meadows DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Meadows FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Meador
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