Middle Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Middle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middle,' a parish in Salop, eight miles from Shrewsbury.

Richard le de Midel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'at the middle,' i.e. the middle house, field, farm, &c.

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Middle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
England3421:162,91815,185
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Wales971:31,9023,216
India271:28,409,829361,298
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
China51:273,464,31313,838
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Oman41:921,9937,313
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Middle (264) may also be a first name.

Middle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middle,' a parish in Salop, eight miles from Shrewsbury.

Richard le de Midel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'at the middle,' i.e. the middle house, field, farm, &c.

Robert atte Midle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Henry atte Middel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

A parish in Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Middle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Middle (Arabic: ميدل, Hindi: मिडले) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Middle? popularity and diffusion

Middle is the 231,565th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,176,244 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Middle are found; 34 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 547,545th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 264 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Besides Egypt this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found.

Middle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Middle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Middle last name expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 539 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Middle Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Middle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.27% less than the national average, earning R 18,360 per year and in United States they earn 53.03% more than the national average, earning $66,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Middler92470/
Middley9210/
Middele926/
Middlet924/
Middles924/
Midle9141/
Middleje861/
Middelle861/
Muddle83833/
Midley83408/
Midler83380/
Midlej83206/
Meddle8382/
Midele8364/
Middla8353/
Midles8340/
Maidle8337/
Midile8329/
Meidle838/
Miodle835/
Midlet835/
Middli831/
Middly831/
Midlea831/
Midhele77338/
Meddles77256/
Mmidile7794/
Meidler7786/
Maidile7734/
Meddley7732/
Meidele7729/
Meddler7727/
Muidile7721/
Mheidle7712/
Maidler776/
Midlhey776/
Maidele773/
Midless772/
Midille771/
M'Aidle771/
Midoyle771/
Midleje771/
Midlesh771/
Midller770/
Maidley770/
Middleitch751/
Medle73301/
Mudle73249/
Midla73107/
Midli734/
Midly730/
Maidaile7136/
Middella7110/
Midhlesh711/
Middilla711/
Maidelle711/
Medley6721,959/
Medler672,046/
Maidla67405/
Medles67376/
Medele67248/
Mgedle67169/
Midlaj67136/
Medile67133/
Meidla67120/
Mydler67103/
Mudley6793/
Medlej6790/
Mudlee6731/
Medlie6727/
Medlea6710/
Hmidli677/
Maidli675/
Meddla675/
Muddli674/
Midlij673/
Midlis673/
Meadle673/
Mudhle673/
Meidly672/
Midlih672/
Midgel672/
Medlee672/
Medlez672/
Mudleh672/
Meddly671/
Muddly671/
Midail671/
Midgil671/
Midhil671/
Mideal671/
Midliz671/
Miedla671/
Meidli671/
Mgidli671/
Medled671/
Medleh670/
Mitdly670/
Midlay670/

Middle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Middle in the Hindi language
मिडलेmidale-
Middle in the Arabic language
ميدلmydl-

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