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

Meanwell has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meanwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meanwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 469,804th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Meanwell are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 980,251st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 94 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 27 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England Meanwell exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Meanwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meanwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meanwell last name rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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% being 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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