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    The surname Meister

    A surname, carried by 7,885 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M236

    Meister: #4,496 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Meister #4,496, 7,885 people Meister: #4,496 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Meister #4,496, 7,885 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meister is more common than 97.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,885 people named Meister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,156 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,423.

    #4,496
    rank among US surnames
    7,885
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #4,419)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,491Picard7,89839,092
    #4,492Roller7,89439,111
    #4,495Macleod7,88639,151
    #4,496Meister7,88539,156
    #4,498Garman7,88439,161

    Who is named Meister

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

    96% of people named Meister identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Meisters

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Al Lewis
      American actor, radio personality, politician (1923–2006)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Meister

    Meister has the Soundex code M236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M236.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Meister?
    7,885 people in the United States had the surname Meister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,156 Americans. It ranked 4,496th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Meister?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Meister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Meister?
    Al Lewis, American actor, radio personality, politician (1923–2006).
    Where is the surname Meister most common?
    Wikidata records people named Meister in the United States.
    Is the surname Meister getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,885 in 2010, up 6.2%.