Meeker Surname
Approximately 11,716 people bear this surname
Meeker Surname User-submission:
The surname Meeker (O'Meagher, Meaker) comes from the Gaelic surname O'Mechair, meaning 'descendant of a hospitable clan leader'. It comes from the prefix o', meaning 'son', grandson', descended from', and mechair, meaning 'kind' or 'hospitable'.
Read More About This SurnameMeeker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,399 | 1:31,797 | 3,973 |
| Canada | 205 | 1:179,735 | 17,909 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,571 | 1:14,063 | 1,799 |
Meeker (39) may also be a first name.
Meeker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Meeker (O'Meagher, Meaker) comes from the Gaelic surname O'Mechair, meaning 'descendant of a hospitable clan leader'. It comes from the prefix o', meaning 'son', grandson', descended from', and mechair, meaning 'kind' or 'hospitable'. The surname was most popular in Tipperary, Ireland.
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Average Meeker Salary in
United States
$43,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meeker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meeker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meeker is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Meeker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meeker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,322nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 622,017 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Meeker live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,399 people, or 1 in 31,797. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Meeker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meeker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meeker last name increased 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meeker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meeker surname are 14.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Meeker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,700 CAD per year.
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Meeker Reference & Research
Meeker FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Meeker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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