Meradith Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Meradith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meradith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Meradith (123) may also be a first name.

Meradith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meradith is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meradith? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meradith is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Meradith are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 123 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nebraska, where 67 percent reside, Colorado, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Meradith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meradith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meradith last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meradith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meradith surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Meradith earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $47,582 USD per year.

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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 Meradith
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