View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Meir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meir (Arabic: مئير, Georgian: მეირ, Russian: Меир) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Meìr. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 151,227^th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,501,732 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Meir reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 100,074^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 4,687 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Meir occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Meir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meir last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meir last name are 30.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Meir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.38% more than the national average, earning R 575,976 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $54,726 CAD per year.