Meanwell Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Meanwell Surname Definition:

From mean-wheal, the stony wheal or work; or mean-uhal, the lower stone. Meanwhilly is or was a local name in the county.

Meanwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
Australia2301:117,37312,995
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Wales111:281,32115,850
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Meanwell (94) may also be a first name.

Meanwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From mean-wheal, the stony wheal or work; or mean-uhal, the lower stone. Meanwhilly is or was a local name in the county.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Cornish mean-wheal, the stony wheal or work; or mean-uhal, the lower stone. Menwhilly was the name of a place in Cornwall.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Meanwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meanwell has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meanwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meanwell is the 469,804th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Meanwell live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 27 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Meanwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meanwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meanwell surname increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meanwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meanwell are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meanwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.65% less than the national average, earning R 179,064 per year; in United States they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $54,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $67,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manwell93829/
Menwell931/
Menwelle881/
Mannwell880/
Mainwell880/
Manwel8641/
Manuell80711/
Manwill80419/
Manwele80173/
Mamwell80132/
Minwell8039/
Manbell805/
Manwuel803/
Mannwel802/
Meanuel801/
Manwael801/
Menwill800/
Manwl774/
Manwweel751/
Mehanvel751/
Manuel711,072,347/
Manbel71124/
Manwil717/
Mamwel711/
Menwil711/
MacInwill710/
Manouel67793/
Mambell67400/
Mmanuel6728/
Manwail6715/
Ma'nuel6712/
Mainuel678/
Maanuel672/
Manuelp671/
Mamnuel671/
Manwleh671/
Manwile671/
Manueld671/
Maunuel671/
Magnuel671/
Mannvel671/
Mheenwl671/
Masnuel670/
Manuill670/

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