Mews Surname

123,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mews Surname Definition:

William de Mewse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John de Mewhes, 1379: ibid.

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Mews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8331:43,9205,761
Brazil4541:471,52917,839
United States4531:800,13061,707
England2891:192,79617,040
Canada2331:158,13616,024
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Poland1131:336,36138,482
Israel121:713,13647,700
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
France91:7,380,302306,885
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Mews (69) may also be a first name.

Mews Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Meux', a township in the parish of Waghen, East Riding of Yorkshire The evidence below seems to confirm this view:

William de Mewse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John de Mewhes, 1379: ibid.

These individuals are found on the borders of the East Riding.

1685. Charles Hances and Ann Meux: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1692. Rannulph Mewsse and Ann Lee: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., or genit., of Mew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the hawk’s cage; dweller at a mew, i.e., a range of stables, with coach houses, around an open space.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. The same as Meux. 2. What we now call a mews is a stable, or place for the reception of horses; but the word meant, in the days of falconry, a receptacle for hawks. The French muer signifies to moult, and a cage for moulting hawks was formerly called a mew. Halliw. The word was afterwards extended to mean the place where hawks were kept, and this, by a not uncommon change of signification, was transferred to a stable.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mews Last Name Facts

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

Mews is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mews? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,758th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,976,552 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Mews reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 69 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,833 people, or 1 in 43,920. In Germany Mews is primarily found in: Berlin, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Mews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mews surname increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mews last name are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mews earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $50,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moews89508/
Mewse89378/
Meuws89104/
Meews893/
Meiws892/
Mesws891/
Meaws890/
Meiwes80570/
Meewes80214/
Meywes8045/
Meewws801/
Meevws801/
Mevs75392/
Mebs75383/
Möws75327/
Maws7520/
Mows7517/
Mefs7511/
Mewz751/
Meijwes7335/
Meehwsh733/
Meiwess731/
Mevsh6722/
Maefs6713/
Meevs672/
Meebs671/
Moefs671/
Mowss671/
Mievs671/
Meffs671/
Meavs671/
Mawsh671/
Meabs670/

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