Meals Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Meals Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the meols' (i.e. the sands or sand-banks), from residence thereby. On the Cumberland and Lancashire shores are several Meols—Eskmeols and Northmeols being instances. The word is styled Mcales (temp.

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Meals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2191:297,34127,507
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:100,63910,200

Meals (15) may also be a first name.

Meals Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the meols' (i.e. the sands or sand-banks), from residence thereby. On the Cumberland and Lancashire shores are several Meols—Eskmeols and Northmeols being instances. The word is styled Mcales (temp. James I; Lancashire, and Cheshire Records, pt. ii..) and Meeles (ibid. pt. i.).

Margery de Meoles, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Meoles, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1605. Katherine Meoles, of Wallasey: Wills at Chester.

1628. William Meoles, of Wallasey, gent.: ibid.

1636. John Meoles, of Newton, near Chester, gent.: ibid.

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

Meals Last Name Facts

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

Meals is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meals? popularity and diffusion

Meals is the 294,108th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Meals live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The last name Meals is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,219 people, or 1 in 297,341. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Meals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meals has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meals last name rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meals Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meals surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meals last name are 11.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

Meals earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meales9131/
Mealls917/
Mals89299/
Measles83304/
Measels8399/
Mehales836/
Mehails830/
Meles8025,755/
Males8013,315/
Malsh80554/
Miels80361/
Mails80291/
Malse80256/
Meils80204/
Meels80124/
Mayls8087/
Maels8050/
Mials8036/
Meyls8023/
Malsz8014/
Malss8011/
Moels8011/
Mauls806/
Mejls805/
Mahls804/
Malls802/
Maals802/
Malhs802/
Masls801/
Mealz801/
Myels801/
Muels801/
Majls801/
Meols800/
Myals800/
Malst800/
Matls800/
Measells77117/
Meattles771/
Miehales771/
Meachels770/
Melese73162,964/
Mieles7313,155/
Meless733,529/
Malsch731,721/
Malese73778/
Malshe73629/
Malles73480/
Miales73232/
Meihls73193/
Miehls73168/
Maglis73140/
Mayals7397/
Mehles7376/
Malesz7373/
Meeles7364/
Meyles7348/
Melesz7347/
Mysels7345/
Myalls7340/
Mowels7322/
Moyels7321/
Mytels7315/
Maeles7314/
Muehls7313/
Malest7313/
Melhes7312/
Maless7311/
Miells737/
Meiles736/
Metles736/
Maells735/
Majuls735/
Masels734/
Mailse733/
Matels733/
Mesles733/
Malhes733/
Mathls732/
Mahals732/
Maills732/
Melest732/
Misels732/
Micels732/
Meules732/
Moeles732/
Mawels732/
Meills731/
Maulls731/
Mesels731/
Meilhs731/
Mhalse731/
Myales731/
Muells731/
Mejels731/
Mecels731/
Mihals731/
Melehs731/
Mahlse731/
Majols731/
Mojals731/
Mmeles731/
Mallst731/
Myells730/
Mattls730/
Myeles730/
Michels6740,369/
Melesse6735,418/
Malz673,211/
Miggels672,300/
Meisels671,999/
Muggels67685/
Mielsch67375/
Mechels67224/
Meijles67110/
Maglish67102/
Mallese6791/
Mojales6784/
Maisels6775/
Mahiels6743/
Magiels6743/
Machils6741/
Mettles6737/
Meisles6737/
Muyales6736/
Malß6731/
Malless6728/
Meggels6728/
Mialhes6714/
Maleshe6712/
Mahales6710/
Meilsøe678/
Mittels678/
Matelse676/
Mahalse676/
Malsova675/
Malx675/
Muelsch674/
Mayales674/
Majales674/
Mgalles674/
Mihiels674/
Mihales673/
Malesse673/
Malsová673/
Maggels673/
Metells672/
Mettels672/
Mielles672/
Mihails672/
Mijales672/
Meilehs672/
Maysels671/
Mattels671/
Matthls671/
Malsche671/
Meelles671/
Meihles671/
Meiless671/
Moweles671/
Moiales671/
Messels671/
Masells671/
Meilles671/
Mauwels671/
Machels671/
Mahalsh671/
Magliss671/
Meioles671/
Melesss671/
Mycells671/
Missels671/
Meelese671/
Mmeless671/
Mmelest671/
Mayeles671/
Meyells670/
Mailsch670/
Meosels670/
Moyales670/
Mesless670/
Messils670/

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