Meddows Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Meddows Surname Definition:

= Meadows, q.v.

Meddows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England601:928,63447,428
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Meddows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Meadows, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Meddows Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meddows occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meddows.

How Common Is The Last Name Meddows? popularity and diffusion

Meddows is the 1,295,379th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Meddows reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Meddows is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 31 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Meddows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meddows has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 31 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meddows Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meddows surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Meddows earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meaddows9313/
Medows92264/
Meadows8670,807/
Maddows8612/
Middows8612/
Meedows863/
Maedows862/
Meudows861/
Mesdows861/
Meddaws860/
Meaduows804/
Mmeadows801/
Midows7719/
Madows774/
Modows771/
D'Meadows751/
Mahdows711/
Maddews710/
Meadaws710/
Meadews710/
Meadoyvs671/
Meadoivs671/
Medovz624/
Medevs623/
Madhews572/

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