Meredith is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meredith
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Lastname Meredith is a variant of the Merridew. The same as Meriday - An Irish corruption of the Welsh Meredith.

The surname is a variation of Ameredith. The same arms are assigned to this name as to that of Meredith; the initial "A" may therefore be regarded as the equivalent of "Ap."

How popular is Meredith?

Meredith is common in United States, England, Samoa, Australia, Wales, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Meredith is ranked 9053 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meredith bearers increased by 3.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 24679 since 2000, the surname slipped by 87 spots and ranked at 1445. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.82 85.85
Black 11 10.29
Hispanic or Latino 2.12 1.44
Others 1.77 1.35
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.9 0.74
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.34
Meredith is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 62585 people have been found who wears Meredith as their family name. Meredith is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Meredith:
1,340 United States33,137
780 England10,121
Countries with thousands of Meredith:
1 Samoa5,478
758 Australia5,161
114 Wales2,528
2,374 Canada2,244
594 New Zealand1,209
Countries with hundreds of Meredith:
10,258 South Africa652
787 Jamaica454
1,560 Ireland361
2,425 Scotland255
1,756 Northern Ireland157
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,285 Guyana95
160,486 Thailand66
133 American Samoa55
35,562 Spain51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
135,191 France49
41,894 Netherlands43
111,952 Germany39
39,606 Zimbabwe33
12,265 Portugal28
25,592 Switzerland25
170,290 Nigeria23
14,824 Dominican Republic23
846 Isle of Man22
11,611 Singapore21
4,164 China18
39,827 Sweden18
5,325 Cyprus16
21,998 Chile15
1,336 Jersey15
280,662 Brazil14
73,966 Belgium12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
213,993 Philippines10
30,726 Qatar9
47,773 Mexico8
47,042 Japan8
555,748 Indonesia6
5,222 Hong Kong6
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

House Keeper Elizth. Meredith from Ireland aboard the Liverpool from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 27 years old when she arrived in USA on March 13, 1846. 23 years old Mary Meredith, Charlotte Meredith (28) Farmer, 30 years old Joseph Meredith, Immigrant Mary Meredith, Bernard Meredith (21) Workman, Henry Meredith (23), Catherine Meredith, John Meredith, aged 30, and 42 other Meredith around 38.89% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Greenock and Fayal.

Meredith Namesakes

  • Carew Arthur Meredith, influential Irish logician
  • Lee Meredith, American actress
  • James Creed Meredith, Irish nationalist of the early 20th century
  • Val Meredith, Canadian former politician and realtor
  • Thomas Meredith, Anglo-Irish clergyman, Doctor of Divinity
  • James Meredith, African-American Civil Rights Movement figure
  • George Meredith, English novelist and poet of the Victorian era
  • Burgess Meredith, American actor, director, producer, and writer
  • William Ralph Meredith, Officeholder
  • Billy Meredith, Welsh professional footballer
  • Ted Meredith, American athlete
  • William M. Meredith, American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia
  • Don Meredith, American football quarterback
  • Jonathan Meredith, United States Marine during the First Barbary War
  • Samuel Meredith, American merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Edwin T. Meredith, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  • Solomon Meredith, prominent Indiana farmer, politician
  • Cla Meredith, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Richard C. Meredith, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer
  • Lynn Meredith, founding member of what would later become Kansas
  • Christopher Meredith, poet and novelist from Tredegar, Wales
  • Vincent Meredith, Canadian banker and philanthropist
  • Louisa Anne Meredith, Anglo/Australian writer and illustrator
  • William Collis Meredith, Officeholder
  • Frederick Edmund Meredith, Canadian lawyer and businessman
  • Edmund Allen Meredith, was Under Secretary of State for Canada; a prison reformer
  • Gwen Meredith, Australian author, dramatist and playwright
  • Judi Meredith, American actress
  • Bryn Meredith, rugby union international
  • Leonard Meredith, British track and road racing cyclist
  • Tony Meredith, professional ballroom dancer
  • Elisha E. Meredith, U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • Greg Meredith, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player

Meredith Namesakes

  • Carew Arthur Meredith, influential Irish logician
  • Lee Meredith, American actress
  • James Creed Meredith, Irish nationalist of the early 20th century
  • Val Meredith, Canadian former politician and realtor
  • Thomas Meredith, Anglo-Irish clergyman, Doctor of Divinity
  • James Meredith, African-American Civil Rights Movement figure
  • George Meredith, English novelist and poet of the Victorian era
  • Burgess Meredith, American actor, director, producer, and writer
  • William Ralph Meredith, Officeholder
  • Billy Meredith, Welsh professional footballer
  • Ted Meredith, American athlete
  • William M. Meredith, American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia
  • Don Meredith, American football quarterback
  • Jonathan Meredith, United States Marine during the First Barbary War
  • Samuel Meredith, American merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Edwin T. Meredith, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  • Solomon Meredith, prominent Indiana farmer, politician
  • Cla Meredith, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Richard C. Meredith, American writer, illustrator and graphic designer
  • Lynn Meredith, founding member of what would later become Kansas
  • Christopher Meredith, poet and novelist from Tredegar, Wales
  • Vincent Meredith, Canadian banker and philanthropist
  • Louisa Anne Meredith, Anglo/Australian writer and illustrator
  • William Collis Meredith, Officeholder
  • Frederick Edmund Meredith, Canadian lawyer and businessman
  • Edmund Allen Meredith, was Under Secretary of State for Canada; a prison reformer
  • Gwen Meredith, Australian author, dramatist and playwright
  • Judi Meredith, American actress
  • Bryn Meredith, rugby union international
  • Leonard Meredith, British track and road racing cyclist
  • Tony Meredith, professional ballroom dancer
  • Elisha E. Meredith, U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • Greg Meredith, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player

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