How common is the surname Meighan?

1,242 people in the United States had the surname Meighan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meighan?

Thomas Meighan, American actor (1879-1936).

Where is the surname Meighan most common?

Wikidata records people named Meighan in the United States.

Is the surname Meighan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Meighan also a first name?

Yes. Meighan 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 Meighan

A surname, carried by 1,242 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). Meighan is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,242 people named Meighan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,122.

#21,144

rank among US surnames

1,242

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,651)

Who is named Meighan

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

73% of people named Meighan identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.1%
Two or more races 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meighans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Meighan
American actor (1879-1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meighan

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

Questions

How common is the surname Meighan?: 1,242 people in the United States had the surname Meighan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meighan?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Meighan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Meighan?: Thomas Meighan, American actor (1879-1936).
Where is the surname Meighan most common?: Wikidata records people named Meighan in the United States.
Is the surname Meighan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Meighan also a first name?: Yes. Meighan 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.