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

Meath occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 361,434^th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,280,266 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Meath live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Meath is also the 2,786,762^nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 486,522. In The United States Meath is most common in: Minnesota, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Meath Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meath surname rose 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 54 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meath Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meath surname are 1.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meath earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $55,066 CAD per year.