Meeres Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Meeres Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mere,' from residence by a pool, with s as customary suffix in local surnames of one syllable; compare Holmes, Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Sykes, Milnes. Perhaps it represents the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.

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Meeres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2391:154,16615,668
England1161:480,32831,110
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meeres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mere,' from residence by a pool, with s as customary suffix in local surnames of one syllable; compare Holmes, Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Sykes, Milnes. Perhaps it represents the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c. Then Mears = Mear's son.

Stephen atte Mere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Gregory de la Mere, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William ad le Mere. Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert atte Meere, Close Rolls, 4 Henry VI.

Henricus del Mere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alex. Atte-mere, rector of Ashwell Thorp, Norfolk, 1337: History of Norfolk.

Henry Meare, of Hough, 1673: Wills at Chester.

William Meare, of Pott Shrigley, 1673: ibid.

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

A parish in Northamptonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Meeres Last Name Facts

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

Meeres is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meeres? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meeres is the 717,442nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Meeres live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 154,166. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Alberta, where 51 percent live, British Columbia, where 44 percent live and Manitoba, where 2 percent live. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Meeres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meeres has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meeres Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Meeres earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyeres9287/
Meereis9261/
Mejeres9233/
Meieres924/
Meheres924/
Meeresh921/
Meres913,335/
Meere911,799/
Mieres8313,293/
Meares833,194/
Merges83820/
Mereus83212/
Metres83123/
Meures83109/
Meetre8398/
Meries8363/
Moeres8355/
Merres8355/
Mereis8353/
Meires8352/
Meresz8344/
Meress8335/
Merese8332/
Merets8328/
Myeres8327/
Merzes8324/
Merhes8320/
Meresh8317/
Meyres8316/
Meeree8313/
Mehres8310/
Meeris838/
Merest837/
Mueres834/
Meerej831/
Meerey831/
Meerge831/
Merehs831/
Mheres831/
Maeres831/
Merees831/
Mesres831/
'Meere831/
Meereh831/
Meerei831/
Meerje831/
Meesre831/
Mere8023,753/
Mres8023/
Mejares776,961/
Meresse772,947/
Mujeres77563/
Majeres77325/
Meireis77251/
Mojeres77201/
Mejores77196/
Mejeris77169/
Mayeres77159/
Meesree77151/
Meerois7786/
Meiries7753/
Metress7749/
Merries7730/
Mhetres7729/
Myeress7726/
Mehresh7719/
Meyries7717/
Mereish7716/
Mehares7714/
Meretse7713/
Meheris7710/
Muyeres779/
Meriesh778/
Miereis778/
Metrese775/
Mergesh775/
Mijeres774/
Meyreis774/
Mierres773/
Meyares772/
Maheere771/
Mearese771/
Meyeris771/
Međerei771/
Meieris771/
Mereesh771/
Mergess771/
Mheetre771/
Myerges771/
Moehres771/
Meirees771/
Meerays771/
Moyeres771/
Mierges771/
Muheere771/
Meherea771/
Merrets771/
Mieress771/
Mieries771/
Meetree771/
Mereash771/
Merreus771/
Merresc770/
Mereuss770/
Meretts770/
Mehreus770/
Mares7371,855/
Mereu7313,059/
Mores7311,625/
Meera736,670/
Mered736,313/
Mehre735,673/
Miere735,192/
Mhere734,893/
Mires732,670/
Myres732,387/
Metre732,329/
Meire732,176/
Merez731,553/
Meris731,462/
Merey731,257/
Meret731,238/
Merei73846/
Meyre73824/
Merer73785/
Merea73344/
Merre73297/
Merep73248/
Meure73198/
Meare73177/
Meree73156/
Meeri73147/
Mmere73125/
Möres73104/
Merys73100/
Mesre7399/
Mereh7388/
Meery7371/
'Mere7367/
Mereț7330/
Mereć7326/
Merej7316/
Mereš7316/
Merec7315/
Mgere7314/
Meerz7311/
Méres738/
Mresh736/
Merex735/
Meerj732/
Merzs731/
Mereś731/
Mereş731/
Mereţ731/
Mersø731/
Merxs731/
Meireisz7118/
Miereisz7118/
Mejaries7116/
Meresova7112/
Magieres714/
Meresová713/
Meyreiss713/
Mhehetre712/
Mejaress712/
Mehehtre711/
Mehethre711/
Mehetred711/
Mehetree711/
Metreshe711/
Moeresch711/
Miejares711/
Mehreish711/
Mejerish711/
Meherher711/
Mmeereez711/
Merretts710/
Meioress710/
Mhetre6726,604/
Mesret677,244/
Meesri673,278/
Mareus672,744/
Mierez672,718/
Maresh672,080/
Moures671,673/
Meuris671,657/
Maries671,264/
Meerza671,005/
Mories67925/
Morres67626/
Muyres67622/
Merret67544/
Morees67542/
Meeraa67517/
Merris67503/
Merrer67489/
Marres67470/
Meyrer67445/
Merrey67369/
Methre67322/
Moires67293/
Moress67224/
Merész67224/
Meerit67212/
Maures67209/
Merhis67207/
Meuree67203/
Marees67180/
Meirer67171/
Meeraj67167/
Moreas67159/
Myrets67149/
Merech67143/
Meiris67137/
Merett67135/
Meytre67134/
Mérges67132/
Moreis67109/
Merais67106/
Moeris67104/
Maires67103/
Möhres6796/
Mieris6795/
Mitres6794/
Mareis6791/
Myhres6790/
Meurez6789/
Mierea6786/
Metrey6785/
Međeri6785/
Merecz6774/
Marhes6766/
Moresh6762/
Meyret6759/
Mearis6757/
Meireh6757/
Metret6755/
Mesrey6752/
Mirees6752/
Mirres6749/
Metris6749/
Miries6748/
Muires6743/
Mirzes6743/
Mareas6737/
Merish6732/
Meirei6732/
Metree6730/
Moreus6726/
Meitre6726/
Mettre6726/
Meurey6726/
Mheeri6723/
Maares6722/
Meyris6721/
Mehreh6720/
Meurre6720/
Mahres6717/
Mresse6716/
Maress6716/
Meirez6715/
Mirets6714/
Mereid6714/
Mergis6713/
Merred6713/
Mierre6713/
Miresh6713/
Mayres6711/
Merrys6711/
Mesrer6711/
Mearea6711/
Mereshova6710/
Mohres6710/
Meirea6710/
Merher6710/
Merois6710/
Mehrei6710/
Mereih679/
Meerai679/
Mehrej679/
Mheret679/
Mearej679/
Meriss678/
Mijres678/
Merešš678/
Meruis677/
Hmeera677/
Myerez676/
Mierys676/
Meread676/
Merezh675/
Mireus675/
Merios675/
Marães675/
Meirys675/
Mireis674/
Mereed674/
Mayeresse674/
Hmeeri674/
Mgeeri674/
Mereyd674/
Meerij673/
Metrre673/
Mereer673/
Metrei673/
Mirese673/
Meerry673/
Maeris673/
Mehrea673/
Morães673/
Mejreh673/
Miores673/
Meerid673/
Myress672/
Mherre672/
Metrea672/
Mearer672/
Maerez672/
Merays672/
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Mehris672/
Meressova672/
Meureu672/
Meehri672/
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Meahre671/
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Meatre671/
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Mereac671/
Mereaz671/
Meredd671/
Mresch671/
Myreis671/
Mehrey671/
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Mehereche671/
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Merreu671/
Maíres671/
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Merzee671/
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Meeroa671/
Muerez671/
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Miereš671/
Mujres671/
Mereuț671/
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Metreş671/
Myrzes671/
Mejarresh671/
Myresh671/
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Metrep671/
Meerha671/
Mmered671/
Meiree671/
Meerjt671/
Meeroj671/
Meerzh671/
Mmeerj671/
Merhee671/
Mieree671/
Moyres670/
Merrea670/
Myrees670/
Meyrei670/
Majres670/
Mihres670/
Mearez670/
Mireas670/
Meryts670/
Mmyres670/

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