Mereday Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Mereday Surname Definition:

An Irish corruption of the Welsh Meredith.

Mereday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mereday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Irish corruption of the Welsh Meredith.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mereday Last Name Facts

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

Mereday is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mereday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mereday is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Mereday is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Mereday are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Mereday is most common in: New York, where 38 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside.

Mereday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mereday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mereday surname increased 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mereday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mereday last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Mereday earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $40,631 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mereiday931/
Mereda9283/
Meredy9218/
Mereddy861,462/
Merredy8644/
Meriedy8631/
Mereida8619/
Meready8617/
Meriday865/
Mereyda863/
Meraday863/
Meredha862/
Meredda861/
Mereedy861/
Mereidy861/
Merieda861/
Meredas861/
Meredat861/
Merediy861/
Mereeda861/
Merreda861/
Meredea860/
Mareiday801,018/
Metreddy8038/
Merediya8031/
Merriday8030/
Merryday8017/
Meredydd8014/
Meareddy807/
Meariday807/
Meredija807/
Meridaya804/
Meyreddy803/
Meruiday803/
Meaready801/
Meereddy801/
Merreddy801/
Merediyo801/
Meredawe801/
Meredeya801/
Moredaye801/
Meirieda801/
Meredath800/
Merida7773,793/
Moreda776,129/
Meredi771,041/
Mareda77537/
Merada77527/
Meridy77345/
Merede7778/
Meryda7754/
Maredy7727/
Mereďa7719/
Mireda7716/
Merady777/
Merody776/
Meroda776/
Myreda772/
Moredy771/
Myredy771/
Meredj771/
Merydy771/
Mareidaya7517/
Mettreddy751/
Moraday713,620/
Moriday712,202/
Mareddy712,201/
Maraday712,180/
Mariday711,140/
Maready71806/
Moreida71483/
Merediz71288/
Meridiy71275/
Morieda71247/
Merrida71138/
Mereddi71119/
Meridda7192/
Meredes7191/
Myreddy7184/
Moreddy7152/
Meriedi7152/
Mearidy7151/
Meridah7148/
Meredeh7136/
Mearida7131/
Marredy7120/
Meridas7120/
Meirida7119/
Moredda7116/
Maerida7113/
Maroday7113/
Mereyde7113/
Merridy7112/
Meredit7111/
Meredih7110/
Miraday7110/
Merided719/
Meradah719/
Mireddy718/
Meridad718/
Merrada717/
Mareeda716/
Miredha715/
Meerada714/
Meridha714/
Mareida713/
Meriddy713/
Mareada713/
Maredha713/
Mireyda713/
Meredez713/
Marieda712/
Mareedy712/
Maredda712/
Meirady712/
Meredis712/
Meredje712/
Mahreda712/
Metredi711/
Mereadi711/
Meredie711/
Meridat711/
Myreedy711/
Mergida711/
Meurada711/
Mierada711/
Moraeda711/
Meredet711/
Merodau711/
Merhada711/
Meridoa711/
Meradai711/
Mereide711/
Marreda711/
Merisda711/
Marehda711/
Mireida710/
Maraedy710/
Mesridy710/
Marreddy671,999/
Marediya671,931/
Maireddy67318/
Maareddy67133/
Marriday67122/
Moraiday6792/
Mayreddy6776/
Moradayo6739/
Meridach6737/
Marredda6734/
Maroiday6734/
Mereider6733/
Marodaya6727/
Mehradah6722/
Moredeyo6718/
Morreddy6713/
Meridiya6711/
Mareeddy677/
Meradiya676/
Meiridha675/
Mmireddy675/
Mearridy675/
Meredich675/
Morodayo675/
Merodiya674/
Moridaya673/
Mmareddy673/
Mirreddy673/
Maradaya673/
Moroiday672/
Mereditt672/
Maridaya671/
Mahreddy671/
Mairedda671/
Maredeia671/
Maredoya671/
Maredyia671/
Mareedhy671/
Mariedda671/
Marieddy671/
Miradaya671/
Mitreddy671/
Metreddi671/
Merreddi671/
Merredes671/
Merridas671/
Moradayi671/
Myrreddy671/
Maradayo671/
Maredeyo671/
Mariedoy671/
Meradeia671/
Meredıth671/
Merhaida671/
Maredeya671/
Merideya671/
Moradaye671/
Mehridad671/
Mergedio671/
Mareddey670/
Merredis670/
Meredish670/

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