Meeke Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Meeke Surname Definition:

Mild, Humble [Middle English meke, meoc, Old Norse mjúk-r, soft, meek] Robert le Meke.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Meeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1501:12,3001,807
England1191:468,21930,572
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Djibouti41:228,733966
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Meeke (43) may also be a first name.

Meeke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mild, Humble [Middle English meke, meoc, Old Norse mjúk-r, soft, meek] Robert le Meke.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Meeke Last Name Facts

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

Meeke occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Meeke.

How Common Is The Last Name Meeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 607,405th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name Meeke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Meeke are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 43 people.

It is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 12,300. Aside from Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Meeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meeke has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meeke last name rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meeke last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Meeke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $58,922 CAD per year.

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Meeke Reference & Research

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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 Meeke
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