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

The surname Meredith (Marathi: मेरेडीथ) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Mérédith. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 9,051^st most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 116,420 people. The last name Meredith occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Meredith reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meredith is also the 10,262^nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 99,273 people.

It is the most prevalent last name in one country:Samoa, where 9 percent reside. The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 33,149 people, or 1 in 10,934. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Kentucky, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 93 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Samoa, where 9 percent reside.

Meredith Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meredith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meredith surname increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 114 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 510 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meredith Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meredith surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.81% registered with the party.

The amount Meredith earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning 329,150 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 106.24% more than the national average, earning R 490,116 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $55,150 CAD per year.