How common is the surname Meeker?

8,781 people in the United States had the surname Meeker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. It ranked 4,046th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meeker?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meeker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meeker?

Ralph Meeker, American actor (1920-1988), followed by Mary Meeker.

Where is the surname Meeker most common?

Wikidata records people named Meeker in the United States.

Is the surname Meeker getting more or less common?

More common. 8,394 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,781 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Meeker

A surname, carried by 8,781 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meeker is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,781 people named Meeker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,394.

#4,046

rank among US surnames

8,781

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,887)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,037	D'Angelo	8,802	35,077
#4,038	Raney	8,801	35,081
#4,039	Lehmann	8,799	35,089
#4,040	Worthy	8,795	35,105
#4,041	Langdon	8,794	35,109
#4,042	Jara	8,790	35,125
#4,043	Flanders	8,787	35,137

Who is named Meeker

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

95% of people named Meeker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meekers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ralph Meeker
American actor (1920-1988)
Mary Meeker
American venture capitalist and securities analyst, born 1959
George Meeker
American actor, 1904–1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meeker

Meeker has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Questions

How common is the surname Meeker?: 8,781 people in the United States had the surname Meeker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. It ranked 4,046th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meeker?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meeker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meeker?: Ralph Meeker, American actor (1920-1988), followed by Mary Meeker.
Where is the surname Meeker most common?: Wikidata records people named Meeker in the United States.
Is the surname Meeker getting more or less common?: More common. 8,394 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,781 in 2010, up 4.6%.