Medow Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

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

Medow Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, the field where grass is grown for hay.

Medow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Medów (1) are calculated separately.

Medow (14) may also be a first name.

Medow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, the field where grass is grown for hay.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Medow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medow is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Medów. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 719,876th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Medow is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Medow live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Medow is also the 3,024,661st most common first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Medow is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Medow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Medow surname expanded 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medow surname are 41.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.87% registered to vote for the political party.

Medow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning $53,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medów931/
Meadow911,622/
Medows91264/
Meidow9140/
Miedow9120/
Meddow9115/
Medowa911/
Meedow911/
Medowe911/
Meadowf835/
Meedows833/
Meadowa832/
Meadowe831/
Mesdows831/
Meydowa831/
Meaddow830/
Medov801,118/
Madow80971/
Midow80355/
Medof8043/
Modow8019/
Medaw802/
Medob801/
Meaduows774/
Meydouwe772/
Meidouwe772/
Mmeadows771/
Medova73825/
Medoff73639/
Medoev73459/
Madhow73172/
Maddow7371/
Medoub7343/
Modouw7325/
Mmedov7321/
Midows7319/
Medawe7318/
Middow7317/
Maedov7310/
Maadow734/
Medovz734/
Madouw732/
Midowa732/
Meydov732/
Midowe732/
Meadof731/
Maedaw731/
Hmedov731/
Mhadow731/
Mejdov731/
Maidow731/
Mehdov731/
Medauw730/
Moedof730/
Meddaw730/
D'Meadows711/
Meidhof67129/
Mahadow6754/
Meadoff6726/
Meddoub6724/
Meddoff6720/
Middows6712/
Mehedov677/
Maidowa676/
Mehdoub674/
Mmedova674/
Mehdawe673/
Meydova672/
Maidowe671/
Majdouw671/
Medhova671/
Medhoub671/
Meddaws670/
Meadaws670/

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