Meserve Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

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

Meserve Surname Definition:

(French) One who measured land, a surveyor.

Meserve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8471:196,24219,348
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7531:66,6917,246

Meserve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who measured land, a surveyor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Meserve Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Meserve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 220,047th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meserve reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,847 people, or 1 in 196,242. In The United States Meserve is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 24 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Meserve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meserve has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meserve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meserve last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.48% being registered to vote for the party.

Meserve earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $43,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meservey93930/
Messerve9337/
Meservie9315/
Meserrve931/
Messervey88383/
Meservy86511/
Meserva8617/
Miserve861/
Moserve860/
Mesorve860/
Meserue860/
Mesarve860/
Maserve860/
Messervy80522/
Mesarvey8015/
Megervey801/
Miserver801/
Messerue801/
Messerva800/
Meservay800/
Miservey800/
Masservey751/
Merzervie750/
Maserwe7133/
Miserva7116/
Myserva716/
Moserwe711/
Meserwa711/
Moservy710/
Maservy710/
Meserby710/
Maserweh672/
Megerbee671/
Merzerva671/
Maiservi671/
Messorvy671/
Masservy670/
Misservy670/
Messerby670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meserve
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