Meed Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Meed Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mead,' i.e. meadow (v. Mead), from residence thereby.

Richard atte Med, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip atte Medde, 1278. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas atte Mede: Lay Roll, Somerset, 1327.

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Meed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada381:969,62173,252
England241:2,321,58686,519
India221:34,866,608408,224
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3341:150,35513,950

Meed (328) may also be a first name.

Meed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mead,' i.e. meadow (v. Mead), from residence thereby.

Richard atte Med, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip atte Medde, 1278. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas atte Mede: Lay Roll, Somerset, 1327.

1684. Joseph Mede and Elizabeth Dede: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1701. Married — Alexander Macintosh and Elizabeth Meed: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Meed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meed is found most frequently in Morocco. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,547th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. Meed is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Meed reside; 61 percent reside in North Africa and 42 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 484,112th most frequent first name globally It is held by 328 people.

Meed is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Apart from Morocco it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 18 percent are found.

Meed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meed has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meed last name fell 54 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meed are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $50,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeds89923/
Hmeed89303/
Međed89177/
Meedt8935/
Meied8932/
Mejed8920/
Meyed899/
Meead895/
Mgeed894/
Meetd893/
Mheed893/
Meedh891/
Mmeed891/
Mee8625,977/
Med8620,801/
Majeed80467,255/
Mojeed806,763/
Mujeed801,243/
Muyeed801,157/
Moyeed80775/
Maweed80136/
Megged80132/
Mejeed8036/
Hmeyed8031/
Mayeed8025/
Meeyod8015/
Moieed8014/
Mejied8013/
Maieed808/
Mijeed804/
Mgehed804/
Megied804/
Hmeedh803/
Meeiad803/
Muieed802/
Hhmeed802/
Hmmeed802/
Meeadh801/
Moweed801/
Meejad801/
Mete7574,861/
Mead7555,516/
Meer7544,757/
Mees7511,241/
Hmed7510,709/
Moed7510,424/
Medd752,016/
Meid751,211/
Mejd751,169/
Mmed75559/
Mehd75383/
Medh75359/
Meyd75216/
Meeß75196/
Mued75166/
Meet75155/
Maed75112/
Mied7567/
Meez7562/
Meea7561/
Meud7523/
Mmee7521/
Me'e7521/
Meae7519/
Medt7511/
Mged7511/
Meds759/
Medz757/
Medp756/
Myed756/
Meep755/
Mhed755/
Hmee755/
Mhee754/
Meee753/
Mesd752/
Meey752/
Me'd751/
Metd751/
Meej751/
H'Meyed73113/
H'Meied7359/
Majeedh7340/
Maajeed7320/
Majeedd739/
Mmajeed739/
Mejiedt737/
Mayeeds735/
Moojeed733/
Moujeed732/
Maujeed732/
Maaheed731/
Meejeed731/
Mujeedh731/
Maaweed731/
Hmaieed731/
Miojeed731/
Mojeedd731/
Majed6749,289/
Meite6732,036/
Me6722,182/
Mette676,527/
Meads675,886/
Methe675,336/
Meech672,316/
Mehad671,920/
Mawed671,431/
Meudt67852/
Meyet67625/
Mhete67495/
Mayed67370/
Hmeid67356/
Moied67328/
Meidt67313/
Moedt67312/
Meeth67306/
Mejid67255/
Meste67244/
Meute67184/
Meije67177/
Meets67155/
Hmied67146/
Moyed67140/
Meheš67117/
Meğer6786/
Meess6761/
Meyte6757/
Hmeer6755/
Meezs6746/
Medås6740/
Muied6738/
Meete6735/
Mojed6733/
Meyad6728/
Meheş6728/
Maied6721/
Moued6721/
Mowed6720/
Meesh6718/
Mehep6717/
Hmyed6717/
Meadh6716/
Hhmed6716/
Meeûs6716/
Meauhead6715/
Mujed6715/
Meate6714/
Meejh6714/
'Meea6714/
Mheae6714/
Meïte6711/
Methd6710/
Hmmed679/
Mmehe678/
Meerr678/
Maued678/
Mejad677/
Mahajeed677/
Meadd677/
Hmead677/
Mhaed676/
Mheer676/
Medts675/
Meyid675/
Muyed675/
Moedh675/
Mijed675/
Hmedd675/
Meşte675/
Mehyd675/
Mehedova674/
Mojtehed674/
Miehd674/
Hmued674/
Meadz673/
Miedt673/
Meahe673/
Medss673/
Meïer673/
H'Med672/
Muedt672/
Mmete672/
Mgeet672/
Meddh672/
Meehs672/
Meiet672/
Mejet672/
Hmeet672/
Hmeez672/
Meyod672/
Medds671/
Majeeddh671/
M'Eid671/
Maedh671/
Medte671/
Meepp671/
Mestd671/
Hmete671/
Hmeyd671/
Messd671/
Meÿer671/
Mehdt671/
Hmees671/
Hmeïd671/
Medìz671/
Međeš671/
Meyud671/
Mheds671/
Mhees671/
Mheet671/
Mhued671/
Mmued671/
Meidė671/
Miead671/
Meehz671/
Hhmee671/
Mechd671/
Mue'd671/
Medth671/
Meeph671/
Meeat671/
Mejod671/
Miyed671/
Mhead671/
Mhedh671/
Meids670/
Meesz670/
Mooee670/
Meest670/
Maedt670/
Meett670/
Metdz670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meed
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