Means is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Means
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

A form of Mecham. See Meacham - Mitcham in Surrey?.

Surname is the variant of Meakins. See Meekins - "De Mèschines (from Bayeux in Normandy), Meskines, Meykeynes, Meschin, Mekins, Meekins." This is Sir B. Burke's pedigree of the name as borne by the Irish family.

How popular is Means?

Means is common in United States, Israel, England, Egypt.

Means is ranked 24542 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Means bearers increased by 2.5 per cent in 2010 US census to 16203 since 2000, the surname slipped by 140 spots and ranked at 2247. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.24 66.23
Black 28.74 28.28
Others 2.44 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.62 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.47
Means is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 22024 people have been found who wears Means as their family name. Means is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Means:
2,177 United States21,056
Countries with hundreds of Means:
2,942 Israel433
25,827 England154
38,342 Egypt122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,493 New Zealand74
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
300,213 India37
50,673 Australia34
123,675 Canada19
37,411 Norway12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
43,480 Mexico10
462,339 Russia7
512,203 Thailand7
238,248 Philippines7
51,993 United Arab Emirates6

Means Namesakes

  • Carey Means, American voice artist and actor best
  • John Barkley Means, Ph
  • Russell Means, Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of American Indian people, libertarian political activist
  • Gaston Means, American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler
  • Natrone Means, former professional American Football running back
  • Slender Means, indie rock band from Seattle, Washington
  • Jimmy Means, retired American racing driver and owner
  • Rice W. Means, Republican United States Senator from Colorado
  • David Means, American short story writer and novelist based
  • Albert Means, former American football defensive lineman
  • John Hugh Means, 64th Governor of South Carolina
  • Gardiner Means, American economist
  • Larry Means, Democratic member of the Alabama Senate

Means Namesakes

  • Carey Means, American voice artist and actor best
  • John Barkley Means, Ph
  • Russell Means, Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of American Indian people, libertarian political activist
  • Gaston Means, American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler
  • Natrone Means, former professional American Football running back
  • Slender Means, indie rock band from Seattle, Washington
  • Jimmy Means, retired American racing driver and owner
  • Rice W. Means, Republican United States Senator from Colorado
  • David Means, American short story writer and novelist based
  • Albert Means, former American football defensive lineman
  • John Hugh Means, 64th Governor of South Carolina
  • Gardiner Means, American economist
  • Larry Means, Democratic member of the Alabama Senate

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