Meggs Surname
Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMeggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,484 | 1:244,245 | 23,277 |
| Australia | 229 | 1:117,885 | 13,036 |
| England | 221 | 1:252,118 | 20,374 |
| Belize | 104 | 1:3,418 | 674 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Guatemala | 62 | 1:259,398 | 4,221 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 188 | 1:129,656 | 12,048 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:193,895 | 16,985 |
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.
Meg(g)’s (Son), Meg(g)’s Son, Megg, a variant of Magg: v. Maggs.
From Margaret. See Female Christian Names.
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.".
Meggs Demographics
Meggs Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Meggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meggs occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Meggs.
How Common Is The Last Name Meggs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 188,157th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Meggs are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name Meggs is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,484 people, or 1 in 244,245. In The United States Meggs is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, South Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Meggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meggs surname expanded 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 733 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Meggs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Meggs surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meggs surname are 4.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.86% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiggs | 91 | 644 | / |
| Mieggs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meaggs | 91 | 0 | / |
| Megg | 89 | 9 | / |
| Megs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Maggs | 80 | 6,190 | / |
| Meigs | 80 | 2,006 | / |
| Moggs | 80 | 84 | / |
| Miggs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Miegs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Megse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Meagg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meegs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meigg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maegs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meg | 75 | 204 | / |
| Meggtt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meigss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meshgg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Megh | 67 | 2,250 | / |
| Mags | 67 | 367 | / |
| Meks | 67 | 156 | / |
| Mieg | 67 | 129 | / |
| Meeg | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mogs | 67 | 27 | / |
| Migs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Megz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mexs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Migg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Megk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mecg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Megx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mygs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meag | 67 | 1 | / |
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