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    The surname Meadows

    A patronymic surname, carried by 44,500 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɛd.oʊz/ 2 syllables Soundex M320

    Meadows: #773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Meadows #773, 44,500 people Meadows: #773 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Meadows #773, 44,500 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meadows is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Meadow, with the patronymic suffix -s.

    Meadows is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 44,500 people named Meadows in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,938 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,884.

    #773
    rank among US surnames
    44,500
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #725)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #764Roach45,0196,858
    #765Rosas44,9386,870
    #766Winters44,9146,874
    #767Jacobson44,8086,890
    #768Lester44,7846,894
    #769Knox44,7426,901
    #770Bullock44,7406,901

    Who is named Meadows

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

    81% of people named Meadows identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Meadowss

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Donella Meadows
      American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer (1941–2001)
    • Tim Meadows
      American actor and comedian, born 1961
    • Audrey Meadows
      American actress (1922–1996)
    • Earle Meadows
      American athlete (1913-1992)
    • Dennis Meadows
      American scientist and Emeritus Professor of Systems Management, widely known as a coautho, born 1942
    • Jenny Meadows
      British athletics competitor, born 1981
    • Julie Meadows
      American pornographic actress, born 1974
    • Lindsey Meadows
      American pornographic actress, born 1982
    • Bernard Meadows
      British artist (1915–2005)

    Notable Meadowss come mostly from the United States (7), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Meadows

    Meadows has the Soundex code M320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M320.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Meadows come from?
    Variant of Meadow, with the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Meadows?
    44,500 people in the United States had the surname Meadows in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,938 Americans. It ranked 773rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Meadows?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Meadows identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Meadows?
    Donella Meadows, American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer (1941–2001), followed by Tim Meadows.
    Where is the surname Meadows most common?
    Wikidata records people named Meadows in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Meadows?
    Meadows is /ˈmɛd.oʊz/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Meadows?
    Meadows is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Meadows getting more or less common?
    More common. 42,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,500 in 2010, up 3.8%.