Medland Surname

192,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Medland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Medland' or 'at the medland,' from residence beside some particular meadowland; v. Medd.

Walter de Medeland, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1768. Married — John Turner and Elizabeth Medlond: St.

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Medland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8141:68,4507,913
Canada5341:68,9997,922
United States3861:939,01370,219
Australia2651:101,87111,478
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Guernsey221:2,929767
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6541:37,2714,826
Jersey131:3,991684
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Medland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Medland' or 'at the medland,' from residence beside some particular meadowland; v. Medd.

Walter de Medeland, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1768. Married — John Turner and Elizabeth Medlond: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Meadow- Land [Old English mǽd + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name has a 'local' look; but it appears to have been a bye, or additional, name borne at an early period. The Norman grandee, Robert de Beaumont, sometimes styled Meulant or Mellent, was called by the people of Leicester, his tenants, The Medland. Mr. Thompson, in Winchester Vol. of Brit. Archaeolog. Assoc., p. 73. That the name may still be local is shown by the occurrence in the H.R. of a Walter de Medelond, or Medeland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Medland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medland is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,736th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,336,788 people. The last name Medland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Medland reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Medland is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 68,450. In England Medland is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 25 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Cornwall, where 11 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Medland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medland has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Medland last name increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Medland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medland surname are 7.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Medland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning 293,971 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $58,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadland931/
Medlands930/
Medlan9227/
Madland86901/
Mydland86878/
Midland86227/
Medlang8672/
Medlend867/
Medlane862/
Mehdlan861/
Medlond861/
Medlain861/
Maidland803/
Medellan801/
Medillan801/
Medlam77396/
Medlon7717/
Midlan773/
Mydlan772/
Medellian752/
Misdlands751/
Midlane71316/
Midlang7175/
Medlong7140/
Medlyanova712/
Medlamh712/
Madlend711/
Medlion711/
Midlain711/
Midlend711/
Medleon710/
Medlein710/
Meidlein6748/
Medleine672/
Medellon671/
Medillon671/
Middlean670/

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