Meirs Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Meirs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Meirs (10) may also be a first name.
Meirs Demographics
Meirs Political Affiliation
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Meirs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meirs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meirs is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meirs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,612,213th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Meirs live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
Meirs is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States Meirs is most common in: New Jersey, where 22 percent live, New York, where 20 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Meirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meirs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meirs last name rose 103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meirs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meirs last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% being registered with the political party.
Meirs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year.
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Meirs Reference & Research
Meers FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Meers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meirs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis