Meredeth Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Meredeth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meredeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Meredeth (343) may also be a first name.

Meredeth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meredeth is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meredeth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Meredeth live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 471,283rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 343 people.

The last name Meredeth is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Meredeth is most numerous in: Alabama, where 37 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Meredeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meredeth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meredeth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Meredeth surname is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meredeth are 49.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 96% being registered with the party.

Meredeth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,437 USD per year.

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Meredeth Reference & Research

Meredith/ Merideth DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Meredith/ Merideth 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 Meredeth
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis