About Meade
The surname Meade is of English and Irish origin. It is derived from the Old English word "mead," meaning meadow, and was originally used to denote someone who lived near or worked in a meadow. In Ireland, the name is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Miadhaigh, which means "descendant of Miadhach," a personal name derived from "miadh," meaning honorable or proud. The surname Meade is fairly common in both England and Ireland, and variations of the name can be found in other countries as well.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Meade based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Meade in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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