Messham Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Messham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Mesham or Masham = prob. Mæ(c)g's Home or Estate [genit. of Old English mǽ(c)g, man, warrior, son + hám]

Messham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2921:190,81516,913
Wales1461:21,1952,251
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States111:32,950,812797,015
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales651:24,1291,387

Messham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Mesham or Masham = prob. Mæ(c)g's Home or Estate [genit. of Old English mǽ(c)g, man, warrior, son + hám]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Messham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messham? popularity and diffusion

Messham is the 585,091st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Messham live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 190,815. In England Messham is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Cheshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Messham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Messham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Messham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Messham last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Messham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.95% more than the national average, earning $73,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messam922,002/
Mesham92211/
Messame86361/
Measham86283/
Meesham8613/
Mesheam864/
Messhan863/
Meissam862/
Miessam862/
Meshaam861/
Messaim861/
Meshame861/
Missham860/
Mescham860/
Meshaum860/
Mesam83399/
Mojssham801/
Missaham801/
Messsame801/
Messan7717,033/
Mecham775,093/
Massam772,681/
Misham77835/
Masham77385/
Messom77357/
Meysam77291/
Mesame77270/
Metsam77241/
Meesam77174/
Messem77161/
Mosham77109/
Meshan7794/
Mossam7717/
Missam7716/
Meisam7713/
Mehsam7713/
Measam775/
Mesaim775/
Miesam773/
Meusam771/
Mesaam771/
Mysham771/
Mesahm771/
Mesaum770/
Mojshsham751/
Meacham7110,405/
Miessan712,240/
Messanh711,594/
Meecham71959/
Messant71560/
Messang71398/
Maassam71222/
Messoum71139/
Messain71138/
Messean71109/
Meyssan71106/
Mashamm7187/
Meschan7159/
Messand7152/
Maissam7140/
Meissan7139/
Messahn7133/
Mujssam7132/
Meshane7122/
Metcham7115/
Meishan7112/
Meeshan7111/
Messome7111/
Mojssam719/
Messehn717/
Medcham716/
Messane716/
Mozssam715/
Maisham714/
Maasham714/
Missaum714/
Misaham713/
Masaham713/
Mechame712/
Metsame712/
Mohsham712/
Masseam712/
Meshant712/
Mechham711/
Meuhsam711/
Meysohm711/
Meicham711/
Mesheim711/
Meshsan711/
Moisham711/
Mahssam711/
Mechaum711/
Meassem711/
Meassom711/
Meyshan711/
Moissam711/
Meissem711/
Mesaime711/
Messann711/
Messsan711/
Meysamm711/
Mishame711/
Moshaim711/
Muisham711/
Meeseam711/
Meeshom711/
Mishaim711/
Mhasham711/
Moscham710/
Misheam710/
Mecheam710/
Meshann710/
Masam675,976/
Mosam672,340/
Mesan67945/
Misam67424/
Messeant67345/
Meshchan67151/
Meacheam6795/
Metschan6777/
Mesem6771/
Meschain6754/
Mezam6741/
Metshane6738/
Missamhe6735/
Meishang6730/
Mehessem6718/
Messoume6717/
Meyssain6713/
Mesom6712/
Meschzan678/
Mysam676/
Meschaan675/
Meissoum675/
Mahasham672/
Messanne672/
Mheshane672/
Meshatyn672/
Meachham671/
Measchan671/
Meatcham671/
Meschane671/
Meshaunn671/
Mexam671/
Mecheame671/
Meechham671/
Meyssane671/
Metsatem671/
Mmeshane671/
Meschant671/
Metchame671/
Messaine671/
Messaten671/
Messeang671/
Messomme671/
Messotem671/
D'Mecham671/
Miessoum671/
Meyssoum671/
Mehssane671/
Meeshann671/
Mashaham671/
Mheeshan671/
Hmeeshan671/
Meschean670/
Meachame670/
Maschham670/

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