Meggett Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Meggett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from nick. Meg, and diminutive Megg-ot or Megg-et; v. Maggot.

Robertus Meggot-son, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1677. Married — George Meggott and Mary Crosse: St.

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Meggett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Meggett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from nick. Meg, and diminutive Megg-ot or Megg-et; v. Maggot.

Robertus Meggot-son, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1677. Married — George Meggott and Mary Crosse: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1705. Robert Megott and Patience Holt: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Meggett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meggett occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meggett? popularity and diffusion

Meggett is the 521,888th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The last name Meggett occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Meggett reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Meggett exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Meggett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meggett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meggett surname rose 1,154 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meggett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meggett surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Meggett earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.25% less than the national average, earning $34,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $57,398 CAD per year.

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Magget7724/
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Meet73155/
Midgett713,302/
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Miggitt710/
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Moingget674/
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Meetd673/
Megje672/
Meiet672/
Mejet672/
Metchett671/
Meatt671/
Mexet671/
Meghitte671/
Meygguer671/
Mecet671/
Megeš671/
Mheet671/
Meeat671/
Megce670/
Meggitch670/

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