Meager Surname
Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMeager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 548 | 1:101,675 | 10,703 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Australia | 283 | 1:95,391 | 10,845 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 373 | 1:65,350 | 7,487 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
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.
(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.
Meager Demographics
Meager Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Meager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meager in the Georgian language | ||
| მეაგერ | meager | - |
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