Meadows is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meadows
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

See Mead - Anglo-Saxon maed, what is moned or cut down. A Meadow. Analogous to Meadows, Du Pre, etc.

How popular is Meadows?

Meadows is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Bahamas, Thailand, Nigeria, Scotland, Egypt.

Meadows is ranked 8024 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meadows bearers increased by 3.77 per cent in 2010 US census to 44500 since 2000, the surname slipped by 48 spots and ranked at 773. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.24 82.93
Black 14.17 13.59
Hispanic or Latino 1.9 1.36
Others 1.81 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.4 0.27
Meadows is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 70794 people have been found who wears Meadows as their family name. Meadows is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Meadows:
745 United States56,729
Countries with thousands of Meadows:
948 England8,458
2,048 Australia1,867
3,338 Canada1,491
Countries with hundreds of Meadows:
991 Wales346
2,731 New Zealand289
22,369 South Africa256
313 Bahamas183
77,308 Thailand160
46,146 Nigeria158
3,718 Scotland136
38,342 Egypt122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,997 Israel56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,432 Dominican Republic39
6,278 Singapore39
140,497 Philippines34
14,967 Kuwait29
134,833 Germany29
12,265 Portugal28
5,365 Northern Ireland24
213,215 Brazil21
213,627 France20
59,996 Spain18
1,289 Malta18
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
6,078 Cyprus14
52,204 Sweden14
43,230 Switzerland13
2,098 Guam12
41,789 Mexico11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
45,945 Japan10
639,611 India10
993 South Korea9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
15,956 Ireland9
30,726 Qatar9
8,527 Jamaica8
9,437 Panama7
2,743 Belize6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Spinster Bessy Meadows from Ireland aboard the Deborah from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 15 years old when she arrived in USA on December 4, 1849. 21 years old U-Miss Meadows, Ann Meadows, aged 20, William Meadows, aged 20, 20 years old Mary Meadows, John Meadows (25) Workman, are other Meadows that migrated to US from Dublin, Westport and Cork.

Meadows Namesakes

  • Algur H. Meadows, American oil tycoon, art collector
  • Frederick Meadows, Canadian athlete
  • Caesar Meadows, whereyat
  • Bernard Meadows, British modernist sculptor
  • Donella Meadows, pioneering American environmental scientist
  • Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian and one of the longest-running cast members on 'Saturday Night Live'
  • Audrey Meadows, American actress best
  • Jayne Meadows, American stage, film and television actress
  • Dennis Meadows, American scientist and Emeritus Professor of Systems Management
  • Julie Meadows, American writer
  • Halo Meadows, American actress, writer and playwright
  • Jimmy Meadows, English footballer and manager
  • Shane Meadows, English filmmaker of independent film
  • Richard J. Meadows, U.S. Army Special Forces officer
  • Brian Meadows, retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Adam Meadows, former American football player
  • James Joseph Meadows,
  • Stephen Meadows, American actor, architect and inventor
  • Kristen Meadows, actress
  • Ian Meadows, Australian actor and writer
  • Earle Meadows, American pole vaulter
  • Clarence W. Meadows, 22nd Governor of West Virginia from 1945 to 1949
  • Lee Meadows, professional baseball player
  • Mark Stephen Meadows, American author, entrepreneur, and artist
  • Leon Renfroe Meadows, second president at East Carolina Teachers College
  • Ed Meadows, American football defensive end
  • Jenny Meadows, 52
  • Marion Meadows, American saxophonist, composer

Meadows Namesakes

  • Algur H. Meadows, American oil tycoon, art collector
  • Frederick Meadows, Canadian athlete
  • Caesar Meadows, whereyat
  • Bernard Meadows, British modernist sculptor
  • Donella Meadows, pioneering American environmental scientist
  • Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian and one of the longest-running cast members on 'Saturday Night Live'
  • Audrey Meadows, American actress best
  • Jayne Meadows, American stage, film and television actress
  • Dennis Meadows, American scientist and Emeritus Professor of Systems Management
  • Julie Meadows, American writer
  • Halo Meadows, American actress, writer and playwright
  • Jimmy Meadows, English footballer and manager
  • Shane Meadows, English filmmaker of independent film
  • Richard J. Meadows, U.S. Army Special Forces officer
  • Brian Meadows, retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Adam Meadows, former American football player
  • James Joseph Meadows,
  • Stephen Meadows, American actor, architect and inventor
  • Kristen Meadows, actress
  • Ian Meadows, Australian actor and writer
  • Earle Meadows, American pole vaulter
  • Clarence W. Meadows, 22nd Governor of West Virginia from 1945 to 1949
  • Lee Meadows, professional baseball player
  • Mark Stephen Meadows, American author, entrepreneur, and artist
  • Leon Renfroe Meadows, second president at East Carolina Teachers College
  • Ed Meadows, American football defensive end
  • Jenny Meadows, 52
  • Marion Meadows, American saxophonist, composer

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