Merideth Surname

177,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Merideth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Meredith' (Welsh); v. Merridew.

Meredydd, son of Bleddyn: Freeman's Norman Conquest.

Meredydd, son of Gruffydd: ibid.

Meredydd, son of Owen: ibid.

Meredith ap Eynon, 1332 (Glamorganshire).

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Merideth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3861:151,91115,599
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3671:36,7364,356

Merideth (2,574) may also be a first name.

Merideth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Meredith' (Welsh); v. Merridew.

Meredydd, son of Bleddyn: Freeman's Norman Conquest.

Meredydd, son of Gruffydd: ibid.

Meredydd, son of Owen: ibid.

Meredith ap Eynon, 1332 (Glamorganshire). Writs of Parliament.

Meredith Walshman, 1431: Toulmin Smith, Old Birmingham, 1864.

1575. Richard Meredith, Radnorshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

I remember seeing a curious pun in an epitaph in Marshfield Church, recorded by Rudder in his History Gloucestershire. The monument is to the memory of A. Meredeth. A rhyming epitaph ends thus: 'Judge, then, what he did lose who lost but breath. Lived to die well, and dyed A Meredith?

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An ancient Welsh personal or baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This family is of British origin. Old chronicles relate that the first settlement of the family was situated on the Welsh shore, where the sea washed in with great impetuosity and noise, from whence it is added they took the name of Meredyth, or Ameredith. Maredydd, Welsh, the animated one.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Herefordshire is the principal home of the Merediths, who are also to be found in North and South Wales, Shropshire, Monmouthshire, and Gloucestershire. Several of the mayors of Hereford in the 16th and 17th centuries bore this name (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Merideth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merideth is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merideth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merideth is the 177,718th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,028,905 people. Merideth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Merideth reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merideth is also the 145,106th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,574 people.

The surname Merideth is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,386 people, or 1 in 151,911. In The United States Merideth is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Merideth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merideth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merideth surname rose 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merideth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Merideth last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merideth last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

Merideth earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,863 USD per year.

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Merideth 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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