Meed

Meed Meaning & Origin

About Meed
The surname Meed is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be derived from the Old English word "mead," meaning meadow, and may have been used to denote someone who lived near or worked in a meadow. Alternatively, it could be a variant spelling of the surname Meade, which is derived from the Middle English word "mede," meaning mead or meadow. In this case, it could have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow or a habitational name for someone from a place named Mead or Meath. Overall, the surname Meed is likely to have originated from a connection to meadows or meads.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Meed: 115
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 144,141
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

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

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meed in Braille

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

The name Meed in braille

How to sign the name Meed using Sign Language

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

The name Meed in sign language

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