Meath is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meath
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Meath

How popular is Meath?

Meath is ranked 294604 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Meaths plummeted by 4.500978 per cent to 488 since 2000 and slipped by 3774 spots and ranked at 44109. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.29 95.89
Meath 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 Ireland. Around 1021 people have been found who wears Meath as their family name. Meath have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
118,441 Germany2
53,505 Turkey1
38,063 Mauritania1
107,212 South Africa1
174,544 Czech Republic1
4,249 Cambodia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
98,676 Canada27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,213 Australia95
3,961 Ireland93
45,655 England86
Countries with hundreds of Meath:
39,681 United States703

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Christopher Meath was 21 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on March 27, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took St. Patrick from Liverpool. Immigrant Anne Meath, Biddy Meath, aged 40, John Meath (34) Workman, Workwoman Cathr. Meath, 12 years old William Meath, Weaver John Meath, Farmer John Meath, 17 years old Joseph Meath, and 10 other Meath around 58.82% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and weaver migrated to US.

Meath Namesakes

  • Amelia Meath, Musical Artist
  • Amelia Meath, Musical Artist
  • Chambre Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath, Politician

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