Meadow Surname

245,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,622 people bear this surname

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

Meadow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the meadow' or 'meadows.' The final 's' is probably not plural, but that so common in local names of a distinctive and specific character; compare Brooks, Styles, Bridges, Dykes, Sykes, &c.

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Meadow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
England1331:418,93328,433
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Norway111:467,48139,375
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales41:773,63329,106
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:66,1647,195

Meadow (782) may also be a first name.

Meadow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the meadow' or 'meadows.' The final 's' is probably not plural, but that so common in local names of a distinctive and specific character; compare Brooks, Styles, Bridges, Dykes, Sykes, &c. Possibly a patronymic —s—, as in Williams, Jones, Collins, &c.

John atte Medowe, rector of Metton, Norfolk, 1439: History of Norfolk.

William att the Meadow, rector of East Beckham, Norfolk: ibid.

1689. Baptised — William, s. Ralph Meadowes: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

1719. Married — Philip Lynall and Barbara Medowe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at, or near, the field where grass is grown for hay.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. Land appropriated to the culture of grass.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Meadow Last Name Facts

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

Meadow (Arabic: مرج) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meadow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,412th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,492,938 people. Meadow is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Meadow reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meadow is also the 293,371st most prevalent given name globally, borne by 782 people.

The surname Meadow is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,377 people, or 1 in 263,224. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Meadow occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Meadow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meadow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meadow surname grew 181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meadow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Meadow last name is primarily Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meadow last name are 3.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meadow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning 285,037 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $45,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadowf925/
Meadowa922/
Meadowe921/
Meaddow920/
Madow91971/
Medow91405/
Meaduows864/
Mmeadows861/
Madowe832,780/
Medows83264/
Madhow83172/
Madowa83115/
Maddow8371/
Meidow8340/
Miedow8320/
Meddow8315/
Maadow834/
Madouw832/
Meadof831/
Maidow831/
Meedow831/
Medowa831/
Medowe831/
Mhadow831/
D'Meadows801/
Mahadow7754/
Meadoff7726/
Mejidow7719/
Maddows7712/
Maidowa776/
Madouwe775/
Meedows773/
Madhowe772/
Majidow771/
Madhowa771/
Meydowa771/
Mesdows771/
Majdouw771/
Maidowe771/
Mahdows771/
Meudows771/
Meadaws770/
Medov731,118/
Midow73355/
Madov73121/
Medof7343/
Madaw7318/
Madof7316/
Medaw732/
Madob731/
Medów731/
Medob731/
Maidouwe71329/
Mahadowa7195/
Meidouwe712/
Meydouwe712/
Mejidowa712/
Meadoivs711/
Meadoyvs711/
Maïdouwe711/
Medova67825/
Medoff67639/
Medoev67459/
Madoff67290/
Madawe67283/
Maduof67183/
Madova67146/
Majdov67131/
Madhaw6787/
Medoub6743/
Maidov6733/
Mmedov6721/
Madhob6720/
Midows6719/
Medawe6718/
Middow6717/
Madhuw6715/
Majdob6714/
Maidaw6711/
Madofe6710/
Maedov6710/
Mahdaw679/
Madoev676/
Maddov676/
Madoub675/
Maidob675/
Maduov674/
Medovz674/
Maydov673/
Meydov672/
Midowa672/
Mmadov672/
Midowe672/
Madouf672/
Madhov671/
Mehdov671/
Madawp671/
Maduuw671/
Meudob671/
Mejdov671/
Hmedov671/
Maedaw671/
Madoof671/
Meddaw670/
Moedof670/
Medauw670/

Meadow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meadow in the Arabic language
مرجmrj-

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Meadow Reference & Research

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