Mees Surname

46,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mees Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. This surname is quite beyond me. I can only suggest that as May, Makin, and Maycock (which see) represented Matthew, and as Makin and Maycock are generally found as Meakin and Mcacock, so Mee may be also a variant of May.

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Mees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,7991:4,107445
Germany2,5091:32,0874,232
Brazil2,0401:104,9383,949
United States1,7341:209,03120,450
Netherlands5821:29,0164,766
England3891:143,23413,859
France3121:212,89333,114
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Wales291:106,7088,358
Scotland271:198,29010,618
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Norway61:857,04855,549
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Mees (774) may also be a first name.

Mees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. This surname is quite beyond me. I can only suggest that as May, Makin, and Maycock (which see) represented Matthew, and as Makin and Maycock are generally found as Meakin and Mcacock, so Mee may be also a variant of May. There is no doubt that Matthew, through the Old French Mayheu, which was popularized in England, had many nick, forms, some of which are now obsolete. The favourite was May, and this would have variants. All this is corroborated by the existence of Mees and Meeson, corresponding to Mayes and Mayson. Circumstantial evidence, therefore, is entirely in favour of the above suggested solution.

1608. Robert Meese, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Mee, of March Croft, Lancashire, 1613: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Mee, 1615: ibid.

1642. Henry Meese, of Brockhurst, in Pennington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1691. Baptised — Mary, d. Thomas Meeson: ibid.

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

Mee’s (Son) , Mee’s Son, v. Mee.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A provincialism for meadows.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From meas, mes, mêz, an open field.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mees Last Name Facts

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

Mees (Russian: Меес) occurs most in Belgium. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mees? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,139th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 648,300 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Mees reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mees is also the 295,011th most frequent first name internationally, held by 774 people.

The last name Mees is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,799 people, or 1 in 4,107. In Belgium Mees is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 18 percent live.

Mees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mees surname grew 834 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mees surname is predominantly Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mees are 24.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mees earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.87% less than the national average, earning R 192,804 per year; in United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.35% more than the national average, earning $68,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meese894,467/
Meeds89923/
Mejes89828/
Meyes89201/
Meets89155/
Meeùs8985/
Meess8961/
Meezs8946/
Meesh8918/
Meeûs8916/
Meues8914/
Meeüs8911/
Meies897/
Meehs892/
Hmees891/
Mhees891/
Meesz890/
Meest890/
Meeas890/
Mee8625,977/
Mes864,813/
Mehess80157/
Mehesz80148/
Hmeesh80140/
Mehets8049/
Megges8043/
Mheesr8036/
Moejes8026/
Moeyes8020/
Meesch8018/
Meihes8016/
Mejies8011/
Meetse8010/
Mejest809/
Meeths809/
Meeseh809/
Meeyos807/
Moyees805/
Meeshe804/
Meheas802/
Mehese802/
Mheesh802/
Mujees802/
Meeash802/
Meesse802/
Majees802/
Mayees801/
Meyese801/
Mejesh801/
Mojees801/
Muyees801/
Mehies801/
Meesrh801/
Meessh801/
Maiees801/
Meeous800/
Maes7550,748/
Meer7544,757/
Meşe7517,864/
Meus759,215/
Moes756,918/
Meis756,297/
Mies755,748/
Mece755,633/
Mets753,702/
Mess753,391/
Mues753,102/
Mese753,072/
Meas752,892/
Meys752,318/
Mesh751,930/
Mest751,209/
Meed75830/
Meçe75734/
Meex75398/
Meeß75196/
Mehs75179/
Meet75155/
Mesz75118/
Mões7593/
Meez7562/
Meea7561/
Mesr7560/
Mezs7558/
Myes7545/
Meås7538/
Mesc7528/
Mges7522/
Mmee7521/
Me'e7521/
Meae7519/
Mejs7517/
Meše7512/
Mexs7510/
Meds759/
Meec759/
Hmes755/
Meep755/
Hmee755/
Mhee754/
Mães754/
Mhes753/
Meee753/
Mesd752/
Meey752/
Mmes752/
Mesx751/
Mesp751/
Meej751/
Mesj751/
Meihesh73109/
Majeesh7314/
Meyezhs734/
Majeese731/
Moieesh731/
Meyhesh731/
Mehesch731/
Meheshe731/
Mecehes731/
Mayes6742,555/
Me6722,182/
Mejos678,097/
Meads675,886/
Moyes675,847/
Metts674,973/
Meise674,830/
Meche674,830/
Messe674,521/
Meece673,647/
Mease673,108/
Maues672,989/
Meech672,316/
Mesch672,292/
Meijs672,084/
Meuse671,491/
Meiss671,280/
Miess671,106/
Meshe67909/
Mijes67633/
Moues67571/
Mojes67477/
Mesce67450/
Mejas67388/
Meyus67312/
Hmeed67303/
Mehas67300/
Maess67282/
Mmese67257/
Meats67252/
Metse67252/
Meush67204/
Moeys67179/
Meije67177/
Međed67177/
Mhesr67163/
Meyts67155/
Meyst67154/
Mowes67125/
Meyas67120/
Meheš67117/
Moess67104/
Majes6793/
Meias6790/
Miehs6788/
Meğer6786/
Moies6777/
Mezős6774/
Meace6771/
Mehys6771/
Meius6765/
Meusz6762/
Meist6758/
Hmeer6755/
Meyos6753/
Maesh6747/
Meihs6743/
'Mese6741/
Medås6740/
Meuss6737/
Muess6737/
Muies6737/
Messh6737/
Meish6736/
Meedt6735/
Mujes6728/
Meheş6728/
Meyse6727/
Mejis6726/
Meshh6726/
Meice6721/
Mehts6720/
Mawes6719/
Mehesova6719/
Mehep6717/
Mhesh6717/
Meejh6714/
'Meea6714/
Mheae6714/
Meash6713/
Miesz6712/
Meisz6711/
Meerz6711/
Meješ679/
Mmehe678/
M'Ies678/
Mhese678/
Meerr678/
Muyes678/
Maies677/
Meuis676/
Moesh676/
Mheer676/
Mehesová676/
Medts675/
Meysh675/
Meshs675/
Mehsh674/
Meyss674/
Meyez674/
Meetd673/
Miyes673/
Meits673/
Meahe673/
Meths673/
Medss673/
Mheed673/
Meïer673/
Mehhs672/
Measc672/
Medse672/
Hmeet672/
Hmeez672/
Medds671/
Meepp671/
Mehec671/
Meyex671/
Meyis671/
Mezhs671/
Mejss671/
Merzs671/
Messt671/
Mestd671/
Mhece671/
Mhess671/
Myess671/
Myies671/
Hmies671/
Maesz671/
Mieas671/
Meass671/
Messd671/
Meÿer671/
Hmmes671/
Meast671/
Meedh671/
Međeš671/
Mheds671/
Mheet671/
Muheeshe671/
Mmeed671/
Mejez671/
Meshp671/
Mèges671/
Meios671/
Mgess671/
Meehz671/
Hhmee671/
Meeph671/
Mmhes671/
Messs671/
Mahweesh671/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Mooee670/
Mesht670/
Meett670/
Muesh670/
Mezzs670/

Mees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mees in the Russian language
Меесmees-

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