View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Means Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Means (Arabic: منسّ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Means? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Means is the 24,522^nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 330,771 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Means are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172^nd most common given name in the world. It is borne by 103 people.

Means is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 21,064 people, or 1 in 17,208. In The United States Means is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Means Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Means has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Means surname expanded 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Means Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Means last name is primarily Catholic (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Means surname are 14.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Means earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 111.08% more than the national average, earning 730,514 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $46,230 CAD per year.