How common is the surname Meacham?

6,190 people in the United States had the surname Meacham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,878 Americans. It ranked 5,615th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meacham?

F. W. Meacham, American composer (1856–1909), followed by Anne Meacham.

Where is the surname Meacham most common?

Wikidata records people named Meacham in the United States.

Is the surname Meacham getting more or less common?

More common. 6,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,190 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Meacham

A surname, carried by 6,190 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meacham is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

Variant of Machen.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,190 people named Meacham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,878 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,115.

#5,615

rank among US surnames

6,190

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,243)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,606	Bae	6,203	49,774
#5,607	Burd	6,202	49,782
#5,608	Varga	6,201	49,790
#5,609	Alegria	6,200	49,798
#5,610	Homer	6,198	49,814
#5,611	Kirkman	6,197	49,822
#5,612	Engler	6,194	49,846

Who is named Meacham

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Meacham identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meachams

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

F. W. Meacham
American composer (1856–1909)
Anne Meacham
American actress (1925–2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meacham

Meacham has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

Where does the surname Meacham come from?: Variant of Machen.
How common is the surname Meacham?: 6,190 people in the United States had the surname Meacham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,878 Americans. It ranked 5,615th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meacham?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Meacham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meacham?: F. W. Meacham, American composer (1856–1909), followed by Anne Meacham.
Where is the surname Meacham most common?: Wikidata records people named Meacham in the United States.
Is the surname Meacham getting more or less common?: More common. 6,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,190 in 2010, up 1.2%.