Medd Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Medd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mead,' i.e. meadow (v. Mead), from residence thereby.

Richard atte Med, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip atte Medde, 1278. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas atte Mede: Lay Roll, Somerset, 1327.

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Medd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7611:73,2178,352
Canada4421:83,3619,272
United States4371:829,42563,547
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Australia581:465,44335,949
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5361:45,4765,659
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Medd (31) may also be a first name.

Medd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mead,' i.e. meadow (v. Mead), from residence thereby.

Richard atte Med, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip atte Medde, 1278. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas atte Mede: Lay Roll, Somerset, 1327.

1684. Joseph Mede and Elizabeth Dede: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1701. Married — Alexander Macintosh and Elizabeth Meed: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Mead, q.v.

Philip atte Medde.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Medd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medd (Bengali: মেদ্দ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺪ, Russian: Мэдд) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medd? popularity and diffusion

Medd is the 205,731st most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,614,854 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Medd reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 761 people, or 1 in 73,217. In England Medd is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England Medd occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Medd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medd has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Medd surname expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 993 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Medd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Medd surname are 26.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Medd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadd897/
Hmedd895/
Meddh892/
Medds891/
Med8620,801/
Mead7555,516/
Hmed7510,709/
Meid751,211/
Mejd751,169/
Meed75830/
Mmed75559/
Mehd75383/
Medh75359/
Meyd75216/
Mied7567/
Meud7523/
Medt7511/
Mged7511/
Meds759/
Medz757/
Midd757/
Medp756/
Mhed755/
Mesd752/
Mjdd752/
Me'd751/
Metd751/
Mohiedd731/
Mahiedd731/
Me6722,182/
Meads675,886/
Meeds67923/
Meudt67852/
Hmeid67356/
Meidt67313/
Hmeed67303/
Međed67177/
Hmied67146/
Medås6740/
Meedt6735/
Meadh6716/
Hhmed6716/
Methd6710/
Hmmed679/
Hmead677/
Medts675/
Mehyd675/
Miehd674/
Mgeed674/
Miedt673/
Meadz673/
Meetd673/
Mheed673/
Medss673/
H'Med672/
Maydd671/
Mehdt671/
Hmeïd671/
Medìz671/
Meedh671/
Mheds671/
Middh671/
Mmeed671/
Meidė671/
Mechd671/
Medth671/
Moidd671/
M'Eid671/
Medte671/
Mhead671/
Mestd671/
Mhedh671/
Hmeyd671/
Messd671/
Maidd671/
Meids670/
Metdz670/

Medd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Medd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺪamd-
Medd in the Bengali language
মেদ্দmedda-
Medd in the Russian language
Мэддmedd-

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