View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Meiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 297,671^st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,693,395 people. Meiss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Meiss live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357^th most widespread given name in the world, held by 13 people.

Meiss is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 713,502. In The United States Meiss is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Meiss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Meiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meiss last name rose 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meiss Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meiss surname are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Meiss earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,158 USD per year.