Meigs Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Meigs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meigs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9321:187,60818,644
Canada391:944,75971,777
Guam161:10,0081,526
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5401:92,9989,526

Meigs (64) may also be a first name.

Meigs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meigs is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meigs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,569th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,632,874 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Meigs reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 64 people.

Meigs is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 187,608. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Guam, where 1 percent are found.

Meigs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meigs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meigs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meigs surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meigs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% less than the national average, earning $42,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiggs91644/
Mejigs911/
Meigss911/
Migs8910/
Meig897/
Megs890/
Meggs802,248/
Meigh80615/
Miggs8015/
Miegs805/
Megse804/
Maigs802/
Mejig801/
Meigc801/
Meegs801/
Meigg801/
Meiqg801/
Meiks800/
Megst800/
Maegs800/
Muigs800/
Meisk800/
Mig75370/
Meg75204/
Meigue7360/
Migsch7343/
Moisgs733/
Meikse731/
Meikss731/
Mihgss731/
Mieggs731/
Meissc731/
Meisck730/
Meaggs730/
Megh672,250/
Miks671,634/
Meik67640/
Mags67367/
Meix67174/
Meks67156/
Mieg67129/
Maig6798/
Misq6798/
Moig6797/
Miog6761/
Migh6752/
Meic6751/
Meeg6731/
Maeg6711/
Mexs6710/
Megz6710/
Megg679/
Moeg676/
Migk676/
Migg675/
Muig675/
Megk674/
Mecg673/
Meug672/
Mixs672/
Mejigue672/
Migt672/
Mihg672/
Hmig672/
Miqs672/
Megx672/
Migz671/
Meiq671/
Meag671/
Mhig671/
Misg671/
Mesx671/
Mgeg671/
Mueg671/
Myeg671/
Mygs671/
Mehg671/
Misx671/
Mmeg671/
Micg671/
Mijg671/
Meisske670/
Mejicks670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meigs
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