Meals

Meals Meaning & Origin

About Meals
The surname Meals is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Miles," which itself is derived from the Latin word "miles" meaning "soldier." The surname Meals is therefore believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who was a soldier or had a military background. It may also have been used as a patronymic surname, indicating descent from someone named Miles.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Meals: 1,032
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,305
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.35

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Meals 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 Meals is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M042
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IY1 L Z
🌐 IPA
/milz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meals in Braille

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

The name Meals in braille

How to sign the name Meals using Sign Language

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

The name Meals in sign language

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