Meadowes Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Meadowes Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.

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Meadowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Meadowes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.

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

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

Meadowes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meadowes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meadowes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Meadowes are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Meadowes is most numerous in: Texas, where 43 percent reside, Virginia, where 43 percent reside and Arkansas, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Meadowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meadowes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meadowes surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meadowes Last Name Statistics demography

Meadowes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadoes933/
Medowes931/
Meadowe931/
Meddowes887/
Maddowes880/
Madowe862,780/
Meadoe862/
Madoes861/
Medoes861/
Medowe861/
Medower8020/
Madower8014/
Madowey808/
Madouwe805/
Meadous804/
Madhowe802/
Maidowe801/
Meadeas800/
Meadaes800/
Madoe77157/
Medoe7715/
Maidouwe75329/
Medovets7538/
Meidouwe752/
Meydouwe752/
Meadeids751/
Maïdouwe751/
Medouwey751/
Madobe711,283/
Mhadoe71774/
Madoue71711/
Medoye71472/
Medeus71296/
Madeus71285/
Madawe71283/
Midoes71206/
Medous71149/
Madies71104/
Maddoe71102/
Madhoe7156/
Madous7139/
Madove7131/
Madowi7120/
Madoye7119/
Medawe7118/
Medues7113/
Madeis7110/
Medois717/
Meadee716/
Meadea716/
Meadie715/
Medove712/
Madoie712/
Madoje712/
Mahdoe712/
Madaes712/
Midowe712/
Meadou712/
Madehwesh711/
Madues711/
Meadhouse711/
Meadue711/
Medeis711/
Madejs711/
Maedoe711/
Maidoe711/
Medies711/
Medowi711/
Medoie711/
Maydoe710/
Meadey710/
Meduoye671,408/
Maidawe67568/
Madhous67181/
Medhous67145/
Madayos6778/
Madejas6764/
Madouse6759/
Madoiwa6755/
Maudous6749/
Maudobe6730/
Meadoux6726/
Madhobe6721/
Madaweh6721/
Madover6719/
Medoway6719/
Madawey6718/
Medawis6717/
Medgoue6717/
Maddeys6716/
Madhowi6715/
Madoobe6715/
Maduoye6714/
Maidoue6713/
Matdies6712/
Madouwa6712/
Medeios6711/
Madojee6710/
Madawie6710/
Maddous678/
Medouye677/
Madooee677/
Medoush676/
Madhawe675/
Maidobe675/
Maddies674/
Madyesh674/
Medojee674/
Meadeac674/
Madawee674/
Medawer673/
Madawei673/
Meudoye673/
Mehdawe673/
Madabes673/
Madajos673/
Mahdous673/
Madeesh672/
Meddous672/
Maidoye672/
Madubes672/
Madouve672/
Mahdawe671/
Maddoje671/
Madeuos671/
Madhoye671/
Madosui671/
Meadhye671/
Meddeis671/
Meddies671/
Medovie671/
Meyadou671/
Medouce671/
Medoued671/
Madaoue671/
Madiesh671/
Madouet671/
Madoway671/
Madobea671/
Maidies671/
Medawet671/
Meadoji671/
Medouie671/
Medouwa671/
Medowitsch671/
Mmadobe671/
Medaids671/
Medawie671/
Miedoue671/
Medeyse671/
Medayes671/
Mehadou671/
Madouie671/
Madoeji671/
Majdobe671/
Mahdoue671/
Moudowe671/
Medovys671/
Mediyos671/
Mjahdawees671/
Measdey670/
Maddeus670/
Medouse670/
Madeuse670/
Maddeis670/

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