Middle Surname
Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMiddle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| England | 342 | 1:162,918 | 15,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| United States | 196 | 1:1,849,280 | 120,610 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1:51,764 | 5,108 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:31,902 | 3,216 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 129 | 1:188,956 | 15,351 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
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 parish in Shropshire.
Middle Demographics
Average Middle Salary in
United States
$66,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Middle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Middle in the Hindi language | ||
| मिडले | midale | - |
| Middle in the Arabic language | ||
| ميدل | mydl | - |
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