Mew Surname
Approximately 3,212 people bear this surname
Mew Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Falcons’, or the Fowls’, Place [Middle English mewe, mew, Old French mue, a mew, a moulting; Old French muer, Latin mutare, to change] Ful many a fat partrich hadde he in mewe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 349.
Read More About This SurnameMew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,052 | 1:52,964 | 6,489 |
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Australia | 305 | 1:88,510 | 10,201 |
| South Africa | 291 | 1:186,178 | 20,298 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Mauritania | 45 | 1:90,997 | 5,761 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 631 | 1:38,630 | 4,949 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Mew (2,068) may also be a first name.
Mew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Falcons’, or the Fowls’, Place [Middle English mewe, mew, Old French mue, a mew, a moulting; Old French muer, Latin mutare, to change] Ful many a fat partrich hadde he in mewe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 349.
She findes forth comming from her darksome mew, Where she all day did hide her hated hew.—Spenser, Faerie Queene, I.v. 20.
(English) a nickname from the Gull [Old English mǽw, a sea-gull] John le Mew.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1292.
1. This Isle of Wight name seems to be identical with Meax and Meaux, formerly located there, and the arms correspond. 2. "An enclosure; hence mews, the royal stables." Jamieson. The phrase "mewed up," in the sense of confined, seems to sanction this etymology.
From the Dutch, Mewe; from the French, Mieux; a personal name.
Mew Demographics
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Mew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮ) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mew click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mew? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mew is the 139,207th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,268,850 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Mew are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 165,779th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 2,068 people.
This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,052 people, or 1 in 52,964. In England Mew is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 18 percent live, Isle of Wight, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 16 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Mew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mew has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mew surname are 4.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.31% more than the national average, earning R 480,768 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,399 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mewe | 86 | 420 | / |
| Meuw | 86 | 122 | / |
| Meew | 86 | 64 | / |
| Miew | 86 | 62 | / |
| Meaw | 86 | 34 | / |
| Meiw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mewf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mgew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mewz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mehw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mewh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meawe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Mhewe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Meesw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Meewh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mewth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mheew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Meiws | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mgeew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hmeew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mesws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgeyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meeww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mewtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Mew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meaws | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mev | 67 | 438 | / |
| Mef | 67 | 163 | / |
| Meb | 67 | 50 | / |
| Miw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mefowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mgeejw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mheesw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mjw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Myw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meewws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meevws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meechw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmeesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meehsw | 67 | 1 | / |
Mew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 73.68 |
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 26.32 |
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