Meddings Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Meddings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meddings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:71,9878,238
Australia6401:42,1815,388
United States4461:812,68862,481
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales191:162,87011,152
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Meddings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meddings occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meddings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,668th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,676,865 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Meddings live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 71,987. In England Meddings is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 33 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Meddings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meddings has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meddings surname rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meddings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meddings last name are 4.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.24% registered with the party.

The amount Meddings earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.55% more than the national average, earning $70,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medding93186/
Meddngs931/
Medings930/
Middings8814/
Maddings886/
Meidings881/
Meding861,930/
Meeding80192/
Midding80113/
Mieding8089/
Meiding8046/
Mejding8041/
Meyding8017/
Meading802/
Medieng802/
Mediong801/
Meddeng801/
Muhiedding781/
Mäding71391/
Medeng71105/
Miding7188/
Myding7122/
Medinc711/
Medäng711/
Medaeng67168/
Maiding6778/
Meedeng6738/
Meideng675/
Mgiding673/
Medinke671/
Medeeng671/
Mayding671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meddings
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