How common is the surname Meade?

22,091 people in the United States had the surname Meade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,976 Americans. It ranked 1,631st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meade?

James Meade, British economist, followed by Emily Meade.

Where is the surname Meade most common?

Wikidata records people named Meade in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Meade?

Meade is /ˈmiːd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Meade getting more or less common?

More common. 21,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,091 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Meade also a first name?

Yes. Meade is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Meade

An occupational surname, carried by 22,091 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmiːd/ 1 syllable Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meade is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

Meade is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,091 people named Meade in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,976 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,264.

#1,631

rank among US surnames

22,091

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,548)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,622	Dukes	22,187	13,916
#1,623	Sheridan	22,177	13,922
#1,625	Vickers	22,176	13,923
#1,626	Cartwright	22,156	13,935
#1,627	Link	22,137	13,947
#1,628	Blackmon	22,130	13,951
#1,629	Bunch	22,117	13,960

Who is named Meade

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

87% of people named Meade identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meades

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Meade
British economist, 1907–1995
Emily Meade
American actress, born 1989
Carl J. Meade
American astronaut, born 1950
Jernade Meade
British association football player (born 1992)
Alexa Meade
American artist, born 1986
Robin Meade
American television news anchor, born 1969

Notable Meades come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Meade

Mead

Meade has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

Where does the surname Meade come from?: Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).
How common is the surname Meade?: 22,091 people in the United States had the surname Meade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,976 Americans. It ranked 1,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meade?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Meade identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meade?: James Meade, British economist, followed by Emily Meade.
Where is the surname Meade most common?: Wikidata records people named Meade in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Meade?: Meade is /ˈmiːd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Meade?: Meade is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Meade getting more or less common?: More common. 21,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,091 in 2010, up 3.9%.
Is Meade also a first name?: Yes. Meade is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.