Meakin Surname

69,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Meakin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'; v. Makin and Makins, of which these are but variations.

1729. Married — John Meakins. Indian weaver, and Rebecca Jones: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Meakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4481:10,2271,509
United States4961:730,76457,356
Canada3861:95,45510,394
Australia3481:77,5749,062
Wales1301:23,8042,501
Scotland651:82,3666,014
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Guernsey291:2,222539
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norfolk Island31:765177
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3371:10,4301,581
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Meakin (21) may also be a first name.

Meakin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'; v. Makin and Makins, of which these are but variations.

1729. Married — John Meakins. Indian weaver, and Rebecca Jones: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

1 for Makin, q.v.

2 for Mac Meakin, &c.

3 =?Meek(e (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Meegen, Meeken; from the German, Michan; personal name Diminutive of Mee.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Meakin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meakin (Hindi: मैकिन) occurs most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meakin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meakin is the 69,266th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,018,098 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Meakin live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The surname Meakin is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 5,448 people, or 1 in 10,227. In England Meakin is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 15 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Meakin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meakin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 13,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meakin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meakin last name are 12.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meakin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.68% more than the national average, earning R 441,240 per year; in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $55,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meaking9283/
Meyakin923/
Meakinn922/
Meeakin921/
Makin9125,674/
Mekin911,847/
Makina8334,318/
Mackin839,285/
Mekina831,877/
Meekin83980/
Maykin83183/
Maikin83148/
Makion83141/
Makuin8374/
Mekinc8371/
Meckin8351/
Maekin8342/
Makien8335/
Miekin8335/
Moekin8326/
Maukin8323/
Meškin8317/
Mekien8314/
Meykin8313/
Makkin8312/
Maakin835/
Mahkin834/
Meaken833/
Mekkin833/
Mekion832/
Makihn832/
Medkin832/
Meikin832/
Makgin831/
Majkin831/
Meacin831/
Meeakn831/
Makink831/
Maľkin831/
Makinn831/
Mehkin831/
Magkin830/
Mekinn830/
Makn8028/
Mekn8015/
Makkink77893/
Makkina77726/
Meachin77422/
Mayakin77395/
Mackion77134/
Mackinn77123/
Maykina77119/
Miekina7792/
Machkin7743/
Meckien7739/
Mackina7738/
Maukina7734/
Meiskin7732/
Muyakin7732/
Mechkin7731/
Mekkina7728/
Magkina7722/
Mackuin7718/
Majikin7716/
Mekienė7714/
Maakina7712/
Maikina7711/
Majukin7711/
Mekkink7711/
Mautkin7710/
Mauking7710/
Majakin779/
Meykina775/
Meyukin775/
Messkin775/
Makkion775/
Mahakin775/
Mackien774/
Maiakin774/
Meekinn772/
Majkina771/
Maiikin771/
Maykind771/
Mayukin771/
Mauskin771/
Maskind771/
MacKisn771/
Madkinn771/
Moyakin771/
Mahukin771/
Maackin771/
Mekindt771/
Miyakin771/
Madking771/
Matking770/
Mehking770/
Meuking770/
Meickin770/
Maken732,285/
Macin731,516/
Mikin731,256/
Meken73311/
Makne73232/
McKin73159/
Makyn7352/
Mykin7350/
McAin7332/
Maqin7318/
Mekyn737/
Makhn735/
Makkn734/
Mecin734/
Meekn732/
MacKn731/
Mekng731/
Maicn731/
Maknn731/
Majikina71654/
Mayakina71325/
Makinova7139/
Mekinová7112/
Moyakina717/
Mekinova716/
Miyakina714/
Makinowa714/
Maschkin713/
Mayekisn713/
Majakina712/
Mackienė712/
Makingne712/
Majokina711/
Mashckin711/
Mayukina711/
Mackinne711/
Meshkinn711/
Meskinne711/
Mayikina711/
Moujakin711/
Mekingue711/
Meshking711/
Meecking710/
Machin6728,259/
McCain6725,837/
Maquin6720,827/
McKean6711,541/
Makeen6710,237/
McKain673,209/
Mikina672,242/
Mitkin672,159/
Mechin671,313/
Moukin67317/
Moeken67260/
Makken67240/
Moykin67165/
Mequin67136/
Meiken67116/
Mekken67110/
McKinn6789/
Meeken6778/
Mooyekind6774/
Makyna6766/
Meuken6765/
Mykina6763/
Makaen6751/
Maskyn6747/
Meiqin6743/
Matkyn6742/
Mikkin6741/
Mickin6727/
Makcen6727/
Mecken6723/
Mackinova6722/
Makuen6721/
Meccin6718/
Makhne6718/
Maacin6714/
Maikyn6714/
Majcin6712/
Mazkyn6710/
Meskyn6710/
Mytkin679/
Metkyn679/
Masqin677/
Makuun676/
Mojkin676/
Meiqun675/
MacCin675/
Mackén675/
Maqing675/
Macgin674/
Mekkim674/
Maukyn674/
Mihkin673/
Muikin673/
Midkin672/
Muykin672/
Medken672/
McAine672/
Maykinova672/
Makyon672/
Moikin672/
Mooiekind672/
Mmikin672/
Mikien672/
Meskne672/
Mahiukkin671/
Maiscn671/
Maucin671/
MacInn671/
MacKhn671/
MacUin671/
Maaken671/
McKien671/
Mikuin671/
Miokin671/
Metkim671/
Mekeen671/
Meacen671/
Mashchkin671/
MacKän671/
Makenk671/
Mueken671/
Mekuen671/
Meqing671/
Mäking671/
Mékina671/
Mikinc671/
Meecin671/
Mekend671/
Mhaken671/
Maicin671/
Madkng671/
Mahkyn671/
Maeken670/
Meischkin670/
Mecuin670/
Mayquckin670/
Mieken670/

Meakin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meakin in the Hindi language
मैकिनmaikina-

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