Meteyard Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Meteyard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. Until proved local this must be set down in the nickname class. Possibly from the straight back of the original possessor, or his occupation as a draper. The 'meteyard' was the old measuring-stick.
Read More About This SurnameMeteyard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
Meteyard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. Until proved local this must be set down in the nickname class. Possibly from the straight back of the original possessor, or his occupation as a draper. The 'meteyard' was the old measuring-stick. 'Ye shall do noun righteousness in judgement, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure': Lev. xix. 35. Anglo-Saxon metgeard, a measuring rod; Middle English meten, to measure; hence to mete out, to distribute impartially. Yard (Middle English yerde), a stick, a rod.
1618. Married — John Meatvarde and Anne King: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.
(English) metonymic for a Surveyor [Middle English mete-yard, a measuring rod —O.E. metan, to measure; gyrd, gerd, rod]
Mete-rod, mete-wand, and mete-yard are medievalisms for measuring sticks, and from the last the surname must in some way have been derived.
The name of Meatyard, in the form of Meatyeard, occurred in Gillingham in the beginning of last century (H.). According to Lower, Mete - yard was the mediæval name for a measuring stick.
Meteyard Demographics
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Meteyard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meteyard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meteyard occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meteyard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meteyard is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Meteyard occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Meteyard reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 369,804. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 89 percent reside and New South Wales, where 11 percent reside. Beside Australia Meteyard exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Meteyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meteyard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meteyard last name expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meteyard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meteyard surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Meteyard earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,461 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metear | 86 | 7 | / |
| Meteyer | 80 | 657 | / |
| Metayar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meheard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metoeyr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meetear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Metheyer | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meateare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meteyere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mitteard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mesteyer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Metier | 71 | 565 | / |
| Meteer | 71 | 469 | / |
| Meteur | 71 | 379 | / |
| Metair | 71 | 208 | / |
| Meeyer | 71 | 28 | / |
| Meehar | 71 | 24 | / |
| Meayar | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mehear | 71 | 5 | / |
| Metyer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Metaer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meoyar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mieyar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mitear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meesayart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metayr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meteir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metoer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Metayer | 67 | 7,899 | / |
| Metoyer | 67 | 2,972 | / |
| Mettier | 67 | 421 | / |
| Metteer | 67 | 366 | / |
| Metteur | 67 | 89 | / |
| Metauer | 67 | 42 | / |
| Meeteer | 67 | 35 | / |
| Meteier | 67 | 27 | / |
| Methier | 67 | 14 | / |
| Méteyer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mettyer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehiyar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mehierd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Metayor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meteurr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metaier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mechear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meehair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metheur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metower | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metajer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mitayar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Methuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mettaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meateer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mestair | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maitear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meetier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meeteur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meahear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Messear | 67 | 0 | / |
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