Meadors Surname

97,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Meadors 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.

Meadors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8171:75,2468,624
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7731:64,9667,080

Meadors (13) may also be a first name.

Meadors 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.

- mkmedders

Meadors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meadors is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meadors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,738th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,501,349 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meadors reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meadors is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,817 people, or 1 in 75,246. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Kentucky, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Meadors exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Meadors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meadors has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meadors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meadors are 23.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.06% registered with the party.

The amount Meadors earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.02% less than the national average, earning $35,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadours9317/
Meadeors931/
Meaddors930/
Medors92105/
Madors925/
Meaders861,371/
Meddors861/
Maedors861/
Madours861/
Maddors860/
Meadars860/
Maedours801/
Meadders800/
Maders77904/
Meders7761/
Madars7720/
Medars773/
Meadhurst7512/
Medders712,426/
Madders71485/
Madarse7125/
Mieders7113/
Meddars717/
Madarsz716/
Mahdars715/
Meeders715/
Medurst713/
Meiders711/
Medeers711/
Medhurs711/
Meddurs710/
Maddars710/
Medhurst674,220/
Madhurse675/
Madhurst675/
Meduurst671/
Meddeers671/
Myasdars671/
Hmadarshd633/
Majdarshd631/
Miders625/
Madarszová591/
Mauders572/
Mijders571/
Madarch571/
Mouders570/
Midders570/
Midhurst530/

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Meadors 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meadors
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