Meers Surname
Approximately 4,916 people bear this surname
Meers Surname Definition:
= Mear(e)s, q.v.
Meers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,847 | 1:196,242 | 19,348 |
| Australia | 1,135 | 1:23,785 | 3,258 |
| Belgium | 971 | 1:11,840 | 1,759 |
| England | 407 | 1:136,899 | 13,394 |
| Canada | 343 | 1:107,422 | 11,548 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 307 | 1:79,399 | 8,564 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | 1:203,315 | 17,632 |
Meers (15) may also be a first name.
Meers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Mear(e)s, q.v.
= Mear(e)s, q.v.
“Grazing Land beside a River” in Flanders.
(English) Dweller at, or near, the lake or pond; dweller at the boundary line.
Shallow water, or lake;—a name of place.
A location name in Worcestershire.
Meers Demographics
Average Meers Salary in
United States
$46,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meers (Russian: Меерс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meers? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 96,703rd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,482,414 people. Meers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Meers reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meers is also the 2,900,335th most common forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Meers is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,847 people, or 1 in 196,242. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 20 percent reside.
Meers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meers surname grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 122 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Meers surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meers surname are 21.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.56% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meers in the Russian language | ||
| Меерс | meers | - |
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