Meads Surname
Approximately 5,886 people bear this surname
Meads Surname Definition:
(English) pl., or genit., of Mead, q.v.
Meads Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,085 | 1:117,491 | 12,649 |
| England | 1,614 | 1:34,522 | 4,565 |
| New Zealand | 574 | 1:7,889 | 1,339 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 963 | 1:25,312 | 3,493 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 638 | 1:78,713 | 8,322 |
Meads (17) may also be a first name.
Meads Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) pl., or genit., of Mead, q.v.
Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.
A pluralization of Mead.
Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.
Meads Demographics
Meads Political Affiliation
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Meads Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meads Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meads is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meads.
How Common Is The Last Name Meads? popularity and diffusion
Meads is the 82,351st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,238,115 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Meads live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The surname Meads is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,085 people, or 1 in 117,491. In The United States Meads is most common in: North Carolina, where 19 percent live, Maryland, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.
Meads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meads has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meads surname rose 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meads Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Meads last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meads last name are 13.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.51% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meads earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.2% less than the national average, earning R 92,196 per year; in United States they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $40,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $49,999 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead | 89 | 55,516 | / |
| Meas | 89 | 2,892 | / |
| Mads | 89 | 132 | / |
| Meds | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mease | 80 | 3,108 | / |
| Mehad | 80 | 1,920 | / |
| Meeds | 80 | 923 | / |
| Mejas | 80 | 388 | / |
| Mehas | 80 | 300 | / |
| Meats | 80 | 252 | / |
| Meyas | 80 | 120 | / |
| Meias | 80 | 90 | / |
| Madsø | 80 | 72 | / |
| Medås | 80 | 40 | / |
| Meyad | 80 | 28 | / |
| Madse | 80 | 18 | / |
| Meadh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Meash | 80 | 13 | / |
| Madås | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mejad | 80 | 7 | / |
| Meadd | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hmead | 80 | 7 | / |
| Medts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meead | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meadz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Medss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Medse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mhads | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mieds | 80 | 2 | / |
| Medds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mauds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mayds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mieas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mad's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maads | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mheds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Myeds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miead | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhead | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madsx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maids | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meids | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meeas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Madds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mas | 75 | 187,843 | / |
| Med | 75 | 20,801 | / |
| Mea | 75 | 15,044 | / |
| Mad | 75 | 8,000 | / |
| Mes | 75 | 4,813 | / |
| Meates | 73 | 381 | / |
| Mehats | 73 | 238 | / |
| Meyase | 73 | 195 | / |
| Mhadse | 73 | 61 | / |
| Meadth | 73 | 47 | / |
| Mehash | 73 | 28 | / |
| Moedts | 73 | 26 | / |
| Majids | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mejìas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Meyash | 73 | 9 | / |
| Meihad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mijeas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mehias | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mheyas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Measeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mejash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meashe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Miejas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meeiad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meheas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Measse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meeash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahyds | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahads | 73 | 1 | / |
| Me'adh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmeiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maiads | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maidse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mheash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meeadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meejad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maddss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Medsch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Maas | 67 | 67,904 | / |
| Mays | 67 | 67,434 | / |
| Maes | 67 | 50,748 | / |
| Mast | 67 | 28,089 | / |
| Meah | 67 | 18,315 | / |
| Maus | 67 | 17,081 | / |
| Meya | 67 | 15,451 | / |
| Mass | 67 | 14,581 | / |
| Mees | 67 | 11,241 | / |
| Hmed | 67 | 10,709 | / |
| Moed | 67 | 10,424 | / |
| Meja | 67 | 10,368 | / |
| Majd | 67 | 9,861 | / |
| Meus | 67 | 9,215 | / |
| Hmad | 67 | 8,742 | / |
| Maid | 67 | 7,324 | / |
| Meha | 67 | 7,290 | / |
| Moes | 67 | 6,918 | / |
| Mash | 67 | 6,833 | / |
| Meat | 67 | 6,525 | / |
| Mais | 67 | 6,519 | / |
| Meis | 67 | 6,297 | / |
| Maad | 67 | 5,850 | / |
| Mies | 67 | 5,748 | / |
| Mahd | 67 | 3,745 | / |
| Mets | 67 | 3,702 | / |
| Mess | 67 | 3,391 | / |
| Mues | 67 | 3,102 | / |
| Mese | 67 | 3,072 | / |
| Maud | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Miea | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Meys | 67 | 2,318 | / |
| Medd | 67 | 2,016 | / |
| Mesh | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Meia | 67 | 1,799 | / |
| Mats | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Madd | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Meid | 67 | 1,211 | / |
| Mest | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Mejd | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Meed | 67 | 830 | / |
| Madh | 67 | 742 | / |
| Mmed | 67 | 559 | / |
| Macs | 67 | 410 | / |
| Mahs | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mehd | 67 | 383 | / |
| Medh | 67 | 359 | / |
| Meyd | 67 | 216 | / |
| Mehs | 67 | 179 | / |
| Mued | 67 | 166 | / |
| Meihaus | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mesz | 67 | 118 | / |
| Maed | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mões | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mmad | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mied | 67 | 67 | / |
| Meea | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mesr | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mezs | 67 | 58 | / |
| Majidse | 67 | 57 | / |
| Madz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Majs | 67 | 46 | / |
| Myes | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mayd | 67 | 44 | / |
| Masz | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mhea | 67 | 38 | / |
| Meås | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maxs | 67 | 35 | / |
| Meap | 67 | 31 | / |
| Masd | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maës | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hmas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mhas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Meud | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mmea | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mges | 67 | 22 | / |
| Meae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mejs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mhad | 67 | 16 | / |
| Meua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Meaz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maïs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Meac | 67 | 13 | / |
| Medt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mged | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mexs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maás | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mahadse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mmas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Medz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mgad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Me'a | 67 | 7 | / |
| Medp | 67 | 6 | / |
| Myed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mayeeds | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mids | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mhed | 67 | 5 | / |
| 'Mea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Madt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meax | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mães | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyhaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mačs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mgea | 67 | 3 | / |
| H'Meyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meadowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Medx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mesd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mayeaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Ad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhadshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Meiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Me'd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeeds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahjods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medsova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Međa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miejasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moohead | 67 | 0 | / |
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