Medders Surname

176,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Medders Surname User-submission:

An English surname, meaning (1) a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay; (2) a piece of low ground near a river; (3) a field, paddock, or pasture.

Medders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4091:150,46015,475
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Medders Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An English surname, meaning (1) a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay; (2) a piece of low ground near a river; (3) a field, paddock, or pasture.

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Medders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medders is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Medders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medders? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,401st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,003,935 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Medders live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Medders is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,409 people, or 1 in 150,460. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Medders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Medders surname increased 1,496 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Medders surname are 26.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Medders earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning $38,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meddeers931/
Meadders930/
Meders9261/
Meaders861,371/
Madders86485/
Modders86112/
Mieders8613/
Moeders868/
Medeirs868/
Meddars867/
Meeders865/
Mediers863/
Meddors861/
Medeers861/
Mederse861/
Meiders861/
Midders860/
Medherst801/
Meaddors800/
Maders77904/
Medors77105/
Moders7714/
Möders779/
Miders775/
Medars773/
Meadors714,854/
Madeirs711/
Maedors711/
Mohders711/
Mijders711/
Mayders711/
Meadars710/
Maddors710/
Maddars710/
Meadairs670/
Madars6220/
Madors625/
Modars621/
Madirs621/
Mahdars575/
Madairs571/

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