View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Meridian (Arabic: مرديان, Georgian: მერიდიან) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 1,082,743^rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Meridian reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meridian is also the 360,211^th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 547 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Turkey, where 11 percent are found.

Meridian Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meridian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meridian surname expanded 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meridian Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Meridian last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Meridian earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.91% more than the national average, earning $54,761 USD per year.