Methven Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Methven Surname Definition:

From Methven in Perthshire. Robert de Methven witnessed a confirmation charter of David. bishop of St. Andrews, concerning the church of Wemyss, c. 1233—55 (Soltre, p. 26). Roger de Methfenn of the county of Perth rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II.

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Methven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:716,32256,419
England4511:123,54312,408
Scotland4381:12,2231,629
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Australia1341:201,46019,724
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Wales151:206,30213,003
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6171:6,067879
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Methven (21) may also be a first name.

Methven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Methven in Perthshire. Robert de Methven witnessed a confirmation charter of David. bishop of St. Andrews, concerning the church of Wemyss, c. 1233—55 (Soltre, p. 26). Roger de Methfenn of the county of Perth rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II. p. 199). Dominus Roger Meffen was witness to a grant by John Moncreiff before 1320 (Milne, p. 6), and Thomas de Methfen held the office of chamberlain in Aberdeen in 1340 (ER., I, p. 456). John of Meffen, doctor of decrees, one of the commissioners for concluding peace between Scotland and England in 1451 (Bain, IV, 1239) may be the John Methfen, vicar of Edinburgh, who had a safe conduct into England in 1454 (ibid., 1267). Paul Methuen was an early Scottish Reformer, and the founder of the London publishing house of Methuen and Co. was of Scottish origin. Mathven 1449, Meffane 1444, Meffon 1559, Methvine 1670.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Methven (Perth), 13th cent. Methphen [the second element is prob. the Gaelic abhuinn (pr. aven), river (Almond); the first is doubtful, perh. Gaelic maoth, smooth] Methven is also the name of a tributary of the Clyde.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Perthshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Perthsh.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

An early Scottish surname derived from an estate called Methven in the County of Perthshire.

See: Methven Castle.

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Methven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Methven is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Methven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 212,895th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. The surname Methven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Methven are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Methven is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name globally It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 506 people, or 1 in 716,322. In The United States Methven is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 11 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Scotland, where 23 percent reside.

Methven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Methven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Methven surname grew 2,663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 654 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Methven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Methven last name is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Methven surname are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Methven earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.24% more than the national average, earning R 357,024 per year; in United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methvien9365/
Methvenn931/
Methvene930/
Methvein930/
Mehven920/
Methvin861,571/
Methvem861/
Meven83287/
Methvine802/
Meveng7734/
Mevene778/
Mevent771/
Motven771/
Meiven771/
Metvin771/
Mevißen71280/
Mevesen7118/
Mevisen712/
Matvein712/
Matveen711/
Methvim711/
Mathvin711/
Mevissen671,920/
Mevengue67166/
Mehouene6760/
Mevin6751/
Mevihsen673/
Myven672/
Mevichen671/
Mevyn671/
Mathvain671/
Maihveen671/
Maheeven671/
Miven670/

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