Meade

Meade Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Meade is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Meade: 22,091
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1631
  • Frequency per 100k people: 7.49

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.

Ranking information for the surname Meade is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IY1 D
🌐 IPA
/mid/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meade in Braille

Here's how to represent Meade in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Meade in braille

How to sign the name Meade using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Meade using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Meade in sign language

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