Meredith Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Meredith Name Meaning: This name derives from welsh and translate as 'chief'.

Describes a descendant of 'Margetud' king of 'Dyfed'. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Thomas Merydewe',dated 1379.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 3
Brecknockshire 231
Carnarvonshire 14
Cardiganshire 42
Cheshire 82
Carmarthenshire 47
Derbyshire 1
Denbighshire 6
Devon 3
Essex 7
Flintshire 89
Glamorgan 115
Gloucestershire 218
Hampshire 22
Herefordshire 362
Hertfordshire 3
Hunts and Rutland 3
Isle of Man 3
Kent 12
Lancashire 131
Lincolnshire 28
London 270
Middlesex 4
Merionethshire 46
Montgomeryshire 231
Monmouthshire 365
Northumberland 5
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 3
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 376
Shropshire 311
Somerset 60
Surrey 10
Sussex 7
Staffordshire 227
Warwickshire 50
Wiltshire 6
Worcestershire 159
Yorkshire 27
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Leicestershire 0
Norfolk 0
Oxfordshire 0
Suffolk 0
Westmorland 0

Meredith Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meredith family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 199
Female Servant 145
Farmer 122
Independent 98
Male Servant 78
Labourer 67
Collier 29
Shoe Maker 29
Miner 28
Carpenter 19
Mason 16
Tailor 15
Pauper 14
Independant 14
Nailor 13
Publican 11
Smith 11
Servant 9
Joiner 8
Brick Layer 8
Milliner 8
Blacksmith 7
Painter 7
Coal Miner 7
Laundress 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Meredith

Name Census Frequency
Mary Meredith 2,956
John Meredith 2,843
William Meredith 2,820
Thomas Meredith 2,278
Elizabeth Meredith 1,885
James Meredith 1,439
Sarah Meredith 1,408
Ann Meredith 1,046
George Meredith 1,033
Margaret Meredith 849
Jane Meredith 844
Edward Meredith 810
Charles Meredith 744
Joseph Meredith 738
David Meredith 616
Eliza Meredith 613
Richard Meredith 605
Henry Meredith 597
Annie Meredith 529
Ellen Meredith 461
Samuel Meredith 460
Hannah Meredith 433
Alice Meredith 421
Emma Meredith 411
Alfred Meredith 369

Meredith Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Meredith 100% 42,544
2 Meridith 88% 2,384
3 Merideth 75% 1,073
4 Merdith 88% 413
5 Meredeth 88% 293
6 Moredith 88% 242
7 Maredith 88% 180
8 Merredith 89% 126
9 Merridith 78% 107

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The surname Meredith is the most popular version of all its varients

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