Meiklejon Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Meiklejon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'big John,— one of the Scottish Border names. Middle English mikel. compare Littlejohn.

'To Mickle Willie', April 33, 1671: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

'Mekill Henry Nikson,' 1516: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

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Meiklejon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England41:6,093,842135,151

Meiklejon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'big John,— one of the Scottish Border names. Middle English mikel. compare Littlejohn.

'To Mickle Willie', April 33, 1671: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.

'Mekill Henry Nikson,' 1516: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Miekle Johne Burne, 1405: ibid.

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

A name descriptive of personal appearance of original bearer. compare Mekle Johne Bume in Branxhelm, 1495 (Liddesdale, p. 188). William Meiklejohne appears in the muster roll of the laird of Glenurquhay in 1638 (BBT., p. 398), and Thomas Meiklejohn was a baxter in Dysart in 1678 (Dysart, p. 53). Meakiljohne 1662, Meaklejohne 1646, Meaklejohnne 1626, Mecklijohn 1696, Meikiljohn 1663, Meikiljone 1637, Mickiljohne 1575, Meklejohne 1647, Meicklejohne 1647, Mikiljone 1563, Mikiljon 1565, Mikiljhone 1585. The name is fairly numerous on the northern side of Firth of Forth from Stirling to Dunfermline.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

As Micklejohn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

MEICKLEJOHN: (Scottish.) Large John, to distinguish him from wee John, or little John.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Meiklejon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meiklejon is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meiklejon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meiklejon is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meiklejon live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Meiklejon is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 411,832. In Scotland it is most numerous in: City of Edinburgh, where 46 percent live, Inverclyde, where 31 percent live and South Lanarkshire, where 23 percent live. Aside from Scotland Meiklejon occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live.

Meiklejon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meiklejon has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiklejohn953,082/
Meicklejohn903/
Miklejohn891/
Meklejohn891/
Meikljohn890/
Meikeljohn8415/
Mieklejohn8411/
Meiklehohn841/
Micklejohn840/
Micklejoin840/
Mickljohn780/
Mikljan7524/
Miklján7511/
Micleon750/
Meicklehom740/
Meclejan7140/
Micleone711/
Meikleham67172/
McLeon67117/

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