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

The surname Meserve is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meserve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,047th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,924,365 people. The last name Meserve occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meserve are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,847 people, or 1 in 196,242. In The United States Meserve is most frequent in: Maine, where 24 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Meserve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meserve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meserve last name grew 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meserve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meserve last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meserve
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