Meadus Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Meadus Surname Definition:
Anglo-Saxon meed, what is mowed or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, &c.
Meadus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 506 | 1:72,817 | 8,270 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 85 | 1:286,769 | 19,769 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Meadus 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.
Local. A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.
Meadus Demographics
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Meadus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meadus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meadus occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meadus? popularity and diffusion
Meadus is the 536,820th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The surname Meadus is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Meadus are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 72,817. In Canada it is most common in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 45 percent reside, Ontario, where 37 percent reside and Alberta, where 7 percent reside. Other than Canada it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Meadus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meadus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meadus last name grew 1,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meadus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meadus are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Meadus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.94% more than the national average, earning $61,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,496 CAD per year.
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Meadus Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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