Meager Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Meager Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the meagre,' i.e. the lean, the poor. A sufficiently common sobriquet in the 13th and 14th centuries to ensure its becoming an hereditary surname; compare Fatt.

Robert le Megre, Close Rolls, 48 Henry III.

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Meager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:101,67510,703
United States4551:796,61361,475
Australia2831:95,39110,845
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Israel371:231,28721,601
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales71:442,07621,198
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
Wales371:42,3902,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Meager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the meagre,' i.e. the lean, the poor. A sufficiently common sobriquet in the 13th and 14th centuries to ensure its becoming an hereditary surname; compare Fatt.

Robert le Megre, Close Rolls, 48 Henry III.

Robert le Megre, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William le Megre, Oxfordshire. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh le Megre, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John le Meangre. Issues of the Exchequer.

Basilia le Megre. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Martin Megreman, Close Rolls, 35 Henry VI.

1420. John Megre: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1796. Married — Thomas Meager and Amy Hooker: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English or Anglo-French-Latin) Lean, Thin, Meagre [Middle English megre, Old French maigre, Latin macer, lean: cp. Old English mæger= Old Norse magr= Ger. mager, lean] Hugh le Megre.—Parl. Writs.

I am megre and have ben longe seke [sick].—Morte d'Arthur, X. lxxxvii.

(Celtic) for Meagher = Maher, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Meager Last Name Facts

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

Meager (Georgian: მეაგერ) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Meager.

How Common Is The Last Name Meager? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meager is the 266,766th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. The surname Meager is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Meager live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Meager is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 101,675. In England Meager is primarily found in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Hampshire, where 10 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Meager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meager has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Meager last name grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meager Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Meager last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meager are 28.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meager earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning R 230,748 per year; in United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $30,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meagher9214,507/
Meanger9250/
Mehager9241/
Meagaer921/
Measger921/
Meaguer921/
Meyager921/
Mager9119,458/
Meger912,142/
Meage911,350/
Meagr912/
Mehanger8632/
Meagherr862/
Meangher861/
Meaghere861/
Meahgher861/
Meiagher860/
Meaghher860/
Manger8321,459/
Mauger8313,053/
Mezger834,867/
Magere834,478/
Magier831,625/
Megger831,062/
Magher83701/
Maguer83648/
Megert83639/
Mayger83576/
Megier83416/
Mieger83272/
Mejger83171/
Maager83164/
Meiger83124/
Metger83116/
Measer83113/
Meagie83113/
Megere83111/
Maeger83110/
Mageer83107/
Madger8383/
Myager8381/
Magerr8377/
Mesger8374/
Medger8371/
Mhager8365/
Meeger8353/
Mueger8346/
Meguer8345/
Majger8342/
Moeger8341/
Magger8325/
Mecger8325/
Meagre8315/
Magert8315/
Meyage8314/
Meuger8312/
Megher8311/
Maiger837/
Mahger835/
Meazer835/
Mazger834/
Mehage834/
Meyger833/
Magaer833/
Matger833/
Meagye833/
Meages832/
Meange832/
Magerd832/
Meaghe831/
Miager831/
Masger831/
Meadge831/
Meagge831/
Mmager831/
Megerr831/
Meagee830/
Mehger830/
Meagey830/
Myeger830/
Meajer830/
Meaghr830/
Mage806,571/
Mege803,206/
Magr80992/
Megr801/
Meaainger800/
Meacher77883/
Majgier77612/
Maugere77452/
Metsger77441/
Maggert77426/
Mangger77296/
Maunger77278/
Mjanger77157/
Medsger77132/
Makgere77113/
Meghier7766/
Meggert7761/
Mehacer7754/
Maghier7752/
Mainger7749/
Maagerø7748/
Mmanger7747/
Mejgier7746/
Meigher7738/
Maugier7737/
Mettger7731/
Mangher7730/
Mianger7726/
Myanger7723/
Maynger7722/
Maigere7722/
Meguere7721/
Maguere7718/
Mahnger7717/
Meczger7717/
Maugher7714/
Meyange7714/
Mehajer779/
Megguer779/
Megerth778/
Meixger778/
Megherz778/
Moyager778/
Maggerd777/
Mahager776/
Maegher776/
Mangeer776/
Meghere776/
Meigger776/
Mecgier776/
Meagesp775/
Magiere775/
Meidger775/
Metcger774/
Mhagher774/
Majiger773/
Meizger773/
Mehaser773/
Macgert773/
Meinger772/
Mehgher772/
Meajher772/
Medcger772/
Magierz772/
MacGeer772/
Maigert772/
Magerre771/
Magheir771/
Madsger771/
Meaghre771/
Measejr771/
Metgere771/
Mesgher771/
Metdger771/
Manhger771/
Mhegher771/
Mhanger771/
Maguerd771/
Maugert771/
Magierd771/
Maygier771/
Meugier771/
Messger771/
Mayager771/
Meyagie771/
Meguerd771/
Meaghes770/
Mannger770/
Masgier770/
Meazher770/
Muegger770/
Maagher770/
Maigher770/
Moegher770/
Methger770/
Miagher770/
Meozger770/
Magueir770/
Mausger770/
Meghert770/
Maygher770/
Measier770/
Mageere770/
Maged7358,726/
Magee7357,009/
Maige7325,673/
Mange7323,360/
Magre7321,153/
Majer7317,844/
Maser736,913/
Meser735,091/
Mazer734,388/
Madge733,695/
Mages733,145/
Mease733,108/
Meaga732,904/
Mejer732,669/
Metge732,194/
Medge731,696/
Meghe731,553/
Mauge731,402/
Maghe731,207/
Majge731,191/
Megee731,142/
Macer731,078/
Meged73888/
Maget73847/
Miege73739/
Magie73644/
Megre73640/
Magea73488/
Maage73332/
Megie73321/
Magrì73299/
Meige73277/
Mezer73275/
Magir73251/
Magge73209/
Mecer73182/
Mangr73168/
Miger73163/
Meges73161/
Megge73157/
Magey73143/
Maege73136/
Mäger73116/
Mayge73102/
Moege7399/
Meuge7385/
Máger7380/
Mmege7368/
Matge7367/
Megea7355/
Magep7353/
Mageh7353/
Mhage7351/
Masge7349/
Megez7349/
Megey7346/
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Meaze7335/
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Mažer7332/
Meget7331/
Mageš7328/
Muege7321/
Magej7318/
Meege7316/
Maghr7314/
Meagi7313/
Megeh7312/
Makge7311/
Mmage738/
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Maagr736/
Maigr735/
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Mexer734/
Magér734/
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Maggr731/
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MacGr731/
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Mgagr731/
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Magyr731/
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Magrt730/
Magerova71271/
Magerová71213/
Mayinger71180/
Maiguere71158/
Mettsger7182/
Maschger7153/
Mahanger7147/
Meatcher7139/
Maguerre7138/
Miyanger7132/
Megerova7118/
Mayanger7114/
Mauguere7112/
Majjager716/
Maugiere712/
Megerová712/
Mahagere711/
Mayagere711/
Meacheur711/
Mehasere711/
Meiinger711/
Meinnger711/
D'Meiger711/
Mesguere711/
Mhegheer711/
Meygguer711/
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Meyangeh711/
Mujegere711/
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Messguer711/
Mihanger711/
Meaguire710/
Megueire710/
Meienger710/
Meachear710/
Meijer6745,303/
Mezher6734,151/
Mageed6714,688/
Mesert6714,022/
Meiser678,794/
Mankge676,537/
Mazher676,115/
Meuser675,402/
Majige674,331/
Mauser674,263/
Macher674,193/
Mayser673,479/
Mazzer673,276/
Mayige672,799/
Mazier672,599/
Maguet671,845/
Maggie671,736/
Mangir671,453/
Magued671,404/
Megeed671,281/
Mauget671,224/
Meerza671,005/
Mainge67990/
Masere67976/
Muegge67939/
Maunge67698/
Mahcer67695/
Magesh67694/
Maaser67624/
Mangge67620/
Maguey67609/
Mazere67577/
Magied67560/
Masier67524/
Mauzer67503/
Maiser67450/
Measey67444/
Maijer67417/
MacGee67416/
Mezair67410/
Mayoge67396/
Mezier67377/
Meajee67364/
Meyzer67353/
Maugey67317/
Mecher67314/
Mmange67313/
Majage67312/
Miegge67301/
Mujage67287/
Meeser67256/
Meizer67247/
Mageet67246/
Majher67232/
Majzer67232/
Mesere67227/
Majerz67226/
Mizger67222/
Mhange67217/
Mayage67212/
Maguye67205/
Muyege67205/
Maugez67204/
Meyase67195/
Mehege67182/
Mattge67174/
Majoge67172/
Mhacer67170/
Meggie67169/
Maugee67160/
Maghet67153/
Mägert67153/
Magett67149/
Migere67147/
Maizer67144/
Megård67140/
McGerr67139/
Mieser67137/
Madjer67132/
Megged67132/
Magiet67126/
Meguez67126/
Meghed67123/
Maseer67117/
Masear67102/
Mesier6798/
Meyaga6793/
Mashge6791/
Mojage6788/
Mehser6784/
Merzer6773/
Magues6773/
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Madgey6771/
Meyser6768/
Madges6763/
Mazeer6758/
Moyage6755/
Megies6753/
Maghee6752/
Meigre6751/
Mangey6748/
Megget6747/
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Magire6742/
Makher6742/
Mhenge6738/
Mhadge6737/
Mädger6737/
Mhagrh6736/
Meghee6735/
Misger6733/
Mouger6733/
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Moiger6732/
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Maujer6731/
Maguez6729/
Mangör6728/
Madget6726/
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Majege6725/
Magged6725/
Mangyr6724/
Majeer6724/
Magget6724/
Mekher6723/
Mettge6723/
Marzer6723/
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Meazey6722/
Maange6722/
Mahage6721/
Miazer6721/
Moezer6720/
Meghre6720/
Meazee6720/
Meghir6720/
Manghr6719/
Meľaga6719/
Maggee6718/
Masert6718/
Megest6717/
Mezget6717/
Mahser6717/
Magierová6716/
Metjer6716/
Magird6716/
Mazert6715/
Medges6715/
Maghir6714/
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Mehagi6713/
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Miyage6712/
Maghei6712/
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Magges679/
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Meangi678/
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Meguet677/
Medgie677/
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Miezer676/
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Meazea676/
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Mejegheer676/
Meacey675/
Migger675/
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Maezer675/
Mangej675/
Magest675/
Masjer675/
Mage'e675/
Magère675/
Mearza675/
Meyege675/
Measeh675/
Meseer674/
Megesh674/
Mhasge674/
Maagee674/
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Medjer674/
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Maguir673/
Magirr673/
Megets673/
Meezer673/
Maggrd673/
Madgee673/
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Meseur673/
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Mangîr673/
Meadje673/
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Magair672/
Meyges672/
Meinge672/
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Mhaghe672/
Maygee672/
Majerd672/
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Maazer672/
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Magiee671/
Meagha671/
Mezzer671/
Mageee671/
Magueh671/
Magepp671/
Maggey671/
Mahdge671/
Maiged671/
Mascer671/
Matjer671/
Madged671/
MacEar671/
Meagai671/
Measre671/
Medget671/
Megire671/
Megirr671/
Megirt671/
Mehcer671/
Mehgre671/
Misear671/
Mezear671/
Mejear671/
Miagre671/
Menhge671/
Megees671/
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Mgaage671/
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Meyaze671/
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Maigir671/
Megyre670/
Meases670/
Magess670/
Metcer670/
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Migher670/
Meoser670/
Muyger670/
Magies670/
Mehher670/
Magyre670/
Meheinger670/
Mayjer670/
MacEer670/
Meihinger670/
Muiger670/
Megess670/
Meggey670/
Mesget670/

Meager Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meager in the Georgian language
მეაგერmeager-

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