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    The surname Meir

    A Hebrew surname, carried by 548 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meir is more common than 75.3% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    * As a Jewish surname, borrowed from Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír). Compare Meyer. * As an English surname, variant of Mayer, Mear, Mears.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 548 people named Meir in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 525.

    #40,016
    rank among US surnames
    548
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #39,444)

    Who is named Meir

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

    90% of people named Meir identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Meirs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jessica Meir
      American and Swedish astronaut (born 1977)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Meir

    Meir has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Meir come from?
    * As a Jewish surname, borrowed from Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír). Compare Meyer. * As an English surname, variant of Mayer, Mear, Mears.
    How common is the surname Meir?
    548 people in the United States had the surname Meir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Meir?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Meir identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Meir?
    Jessica Meir, American and Swedish astronaut (born 1977).
    Where is the surname Meir most common?
    Wikidata records people named Meir in Sweden.
    Is the surname Meir getting more or less common?
    More common. 525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 4.4%.