Meeker is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meeker
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Meeker is a variation of the Maher. A modification of O'Meagher or O'Maugher. An ancient Tipperary family.

Family name Meeker is the variant of Maher. Grandson of Meachar meaning "hospitable".

How popular is Meeker?

Meeker is common in United States, Canada.

Meeker is ranked 44373 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meeker bearers increased by 4.61 per cent in 2010 US census to 8781 since 2000, the surname slipped by 159 spots and ranked at 4046. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.88 96.09
Hispanic or Latino 2.16 1.48
Others 1.48 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.43
Black 0.27 0.15
Meeker is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies its United States provenence. Around 11712 people have been found who wears Meeker as their family name. Meeker is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Meeker:
3,975 United States11,395
Countries with hundreds of Meeker:
17,909 Canada205
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,553 England40
19,343 Iraq16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
283,807 Germany8
124,818 Australia8
440,995 Brazil7
553,295 Thailand6

Meeker Namesakes

  • Howie Meeker, former right winger in the National Hockey League
  • Charles Meeker, member of the Democratic Party
  • Ezra Meeker, American pioneer
  • Nathan Meeker, 19th-century United States journalist, homesteader
  • Ralph Meeker, the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance
  • Royal Meeker, American economist, born at Quaker Lake
  • Mary Meeker, American venture capitalist and former Wall Street securities analyst
  • George Meeker, American character film and Broadway actor
  • Jacob Edwin Meeker, U.S. Representative from Missouri

Meeker Namesakes

  • Howie Meeker, former right winger in the National Hockey League
  • Charles Meeker, member of the Democratic Party
  • Ezra Meeker, American pioneer
  • Nathan Meeker, 19th-century United States journalist, homesteader
  • Ralph Meeker, the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance
  • Royal Meeker, American economist, born at Quaker Lake
  • Mary Meeker, American venture capitalist and former Wall Street securities analyst
  • George Meeker, American character film and Broadway actor
  • Jacob Edwin Meeker, U.S. Representative from Missouri

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