Meier 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 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 8
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 7
Suffolk 0
Somerset 6
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 2

Wales

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

Meier Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meier family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 2
Labourer 2
Cotton Power Weaver 1
Private 1
Merchant 1
Farmer 1
Independant 1
Brazier Apprentice 1
Brazier Journeyman 1
Painter & Gilder 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Meier

Name Census Frequency
John Meier 40
Mary Meier 40
William Meier 38
Elizabeth Meier 29
Henry Meier 27
James Meier 22
Sarah Meier 21
Thomas Meier 18
George Meier 16
Frederick Meier 14
Emily Meier 13
Charles Meier 12
Jane Meier 12
Alice Meier 11
Albert Meier 9
Ann Meier 9
Annie Meier 9
Eliza Meier 9
Arthur Meier 8
Francis Meier 8
Hannah Meier 8
Robert Meier 8
Edith Meier 7
Sophia Meier 7
Walter Meier 7

Meier Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 20% 421,922
2 Moor 40% 41,930
3 More 40% 12,596
4 Muir 60% 8,235
5 Meyer 80% 5,856
6 Amor 20% 5,589
7 Mear 60% 4,367
8 Mair 60% 3,998
9 Mare 40% 3,775
10 Moir 60% 3,694
11 Amer 40% 2,872
12 Myer 60% 2,441
13 Maria 20% 2,280
14 Mara 20% 2,087
15 Marie 40% 1,283
16 Meer 80% 1,106
17 Meir 80% 1,072
18 Meier 100% 858
19 Omer 40% 854
20 Imrie 40% 793
21 Maer 60% 771
22 Meara 40% 766
23 Amour 20% 721
24 Amoore 17% 610
25 Mar 40% 589
26 Meare 40% 566
27 Eamer 40% 526
28 Omara 0% 419
29 Maier 80% 402
30 Mier 80% 332
31 Mere 60% 270
32 Mure 40% 241
33 Moar 40% 234
34 Moare 20% 223
35 Maire 40% 206
36 Omeara 33% 196
37 Meere 60% 183
38 Maur 40% 180
39 Maeer 60% 168
40 Morie 40% 163
41 Amore 20% 135
42 Mora 20% 134
43 Maara 20% 128
44 Emer 60% 127
45 Mour 40% 123
46 Miur 60% 117
47 Moure 20% 107
48 Muer 60% 104

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The surname Meier is the 18th most popular variant of Moore.

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