Meares is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meares
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Meares

How popular is Meares?

Meares is common in United States.

Meares is ranked 133652 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meares bearers increased by 4.044117 per cent in 2010 US census to 1415 since 2000, the surname slipped by 522 spots and ranked at 19189. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.8 87.21
Black 10.04 9.41
Hispanic or Latino 1.77 0.81
Others 1.34 1.54
Meares is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 2920 people have been found who wears Meares as their family name. Meares is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
18,969 Wales1
118,015 Netherlands1
17,236 Ghana1
151,601 Spain1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,692 Zimbabwe40
12,692 Scotland33
14,048 Ireland16
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,287 New Zealand99
57,588 Argentina75
Countries with hundreds of Meares:
6,035 Australia483
20,671 England253
35,546 South Africa146
Countries with thousands of Meares:
18,572 United States1,753

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Rose Meares hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Montezuma and arrived on July 9, 1850.

Meares Namesakes

  • Ainslie Meares, Psychiatrist
  • Anna Meares, Cyclist
  • Anna Meares, Cyclist
  • Jodhi Meares, Fashion Designer
  • Jodhi Meares, Fashion Designer
  • Kerrie Meares, Cyclist
  • Anna Meares, Cyclist
  • Kirsty Meares, Actress
  • Leycester Meares, Judge
  • Anna Meares, Cyclist

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