Meador Surname
Approximately 14,497 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,404 | 1:25,164 | 3,167 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,814 | 1:27,684 | 3,404 |
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 last name Meador occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meador? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,381st most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 502,693 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Meador are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 57 people.
Meador is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 14,404 people, or 1 in 25,164. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Kentucky, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Meador Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meador has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meador last name increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.78% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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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
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