Meggs Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Meggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from nick. Megg, popularly Meggy; v. Moxon.

Johannes Megge, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Megge, Bedfordshire ibid.

John Megge, Berkshire, ibid.

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Meggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4841:244,24523,277
Australia2291:117,88513,036
England2211:252,11820,374
Belize1041:3,418674
Canada811:454,88439,362
Guatemala621:259,3984,221
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
France61:11,070,454349,096
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Meggs (14) may also be a first name.

Meggs 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. Megg, popularly Meggy; v. Moxon.

Johannes Megge, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Megge, Bedfordshire ibid.

John Megge, Berkshire, ibid.

Adam Meggessone, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Mekson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Megson, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Megson, 1379: ibid.

1578. William Megges and Alice Banckes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1735. Married — John Megson and Ann Harrison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Meg(g)’s (Son), Meg(g)’s Son, Megg, a variant of Magg: v. Maggs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Margaret. See Female Christian Names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Megsons have contracted their name from Megginson, another name characterising this part of Yorkshire. On the tombstone of the wife of Francis Megson, who was buried in St. Olave's churchyard, York, in 1718, there is, or was, the following inscription: —

"Under this stone, crammed in a hole, does lye

The best of wives that ever man laid by.".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Meggs Last Name Facts

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

Meggs is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meggs is the 188,157th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name Meggs is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Meggs reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meggs is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,484 people, or 1 in 244,245. In The United States Meggs is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, South Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Meggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meggs surname rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 733 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meggs surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meggs are 4.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $40,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiggs91644/
Mieggs911/
Meaggs910/
Megg899/
Megs890/
Maggs806,190/
Meigs802,006/
Moggs8084/
Miggs8015/
Miegs805/
Megse804/
Meagg801/
Meegs801/
Meigg801/
Megst800/
Maegs800/
Meg75204/
Meggtt732/
Meigss731/
Meshgg731/
Megh672,250/
Mags67367/
Meks67156/
Mieg67129/
Meeg6731/
Mogs6727/
Migs6710/
Megz6710/
Mexs6710/
Meig677/
Migg675/
Megk674/
Mecg673/
Megx672/
Meug672/
Mmeg671/
Mehg671/
Mygs671/
Mgeg671/
Mesx671/
Meag671/

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