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Where Does The Last Name Meers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meers (Russian: Меерс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 96,703^rd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,482,414 people. The surname Meers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Meers are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335^th most common first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,847 people, or 1 in 196,242. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and Belgium, where 20 percent are found.

Meers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meers surname rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 122 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meers last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meers last name are 21.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $22,356,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,643 CAD per year.