Meighen

Meighen Meaning & Origin

About Meighen
The surname Meighen is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Gille Eathain, meaning "son of the servant of Saint John." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man who was associated with Saint John. The name Meighen has variations such as MacGilleathain, MacGilleghan, and MacGilligan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Meighen: 327
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,436
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EY1 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/meighen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meighen in Braille

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

The name Meighen in braille

How to sign the name Meighen using Sign Language

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

The name Meighen in sign language

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