Meese Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 6
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 3
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 20
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 73
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 119
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 17
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Meese Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meese family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 58
Miner 6
Labourer 5
General Servant 4
Boiler Maker 4
Buller In Factory 3
Bundler 3
Roller 3
Glass Cutter 3
Pedler 3
Gardener 2
Dress Maker 2
Flannel Weaver 2
Blacksmith 2
Fisherman 2
Earthenware Maker 2
Maker 1
Labourer Iron Works 1
No Occupation 1
Botter Down 1
Bundler In Iron Works 1
Engine Driver 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Heater In Iron Works 1
House Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Meese

Name Census Frequency
Mary Meese 112
William Meese 85
Sarah Meese 75
Joseph Meese 65
Thomas Meese 59
John Meese 56
Jane Meese 43
Ann Meese 39
George Meese 38
James Meese 36
Elizabeth Meese 33
Samuel Meese 32
Alice Meese 30
Henry Meese 28
Annie Meese 27
David Meese 25
Edward Meese 22
Eliza Meese 22
Charles Meese 21
Emma Meese 21
Benjamin Meese 20
Richard Meese 19
Hannah Meese 18
Walter Meese 16
Florence Meese 15

Meese Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Amos 20% 32,097
2 Eames 20% 13,407
3 Ames 40% 13,248
4 Amies 40% 3,465
5 Mees 80% 2,873
6 Amis 20% 2,445
7 Mose 60% 2,338
8 Mouse 60% 1,707
9 Meese 100% 1,591
10 Muse 60% 1,525
11 Emes 40% 1,288
12 Mase 60% 1,027
13 Maas 40% 748
14 Moose 60% 670
15 Moise 60% 624
16 Moase 60% 435
17 Mais 40% 357
18 Mease 80% 312
19 Amas 20% 289
20 Moos 40% 280
21 Ams 20% 260
22 Iams 20% 243
23 Imes 40% 190
24 Aimes 20% 176
25 Omes 40% 157
26 Eams 20% 147
27 Aims 20% 142
28 Meas 60% 122
29 Ems 40% 121
30 Mas 40% 117
31 Aamos 0% 116
32 Mouis 20% 111
33 Meays 40% 106
34 Moes 60% 102

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The surname Meese is the 9th most popular variant of Amos.

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