Meiggs Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Peru

Meiggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meiggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Peru2821:112,7106,805
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Meiggs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meiggs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meiggs is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meiggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 508,499th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname Meiggs is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Meiggs are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 1,038,564. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 24 percent are found, Virginia, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 44 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Meiggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meiggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meiggs surname expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meiggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meiggs surname are 7.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meiggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,334 per year and in United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,383 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meggs912,248/
Meigs912,006/
Miggs9115/
Meigg911/
Meigss831/
Mejigs831/
Mieggs831/
Meaggs830/
Migs8010/
Megg809/
Meig807/
Migg805/
Megs800/
Maggs736,190/
Muigg73660/
Meigh73615/
Moigg7320/
Miegs735/
Megse734/
Maigs732/
Meigc731/
Maigg731/
Meiqg731/
Meegs731/
Mejig731/
Meagg731/
Muigs730/
Maegs730/
Megst730/
Meisk730/
Meiks730/
Mig67370/
Meg67204/
Meigue6760/
Migsch6743/
Moisgs673/
Meggtt672/
Meshgg671/
Miyagg671/
Meikss671/
Meikse671/
Miggue671/
Meissc671/
Mihgss671/
Meisck670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meiggs
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