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

Meredith Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meredith family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 792
Coal Miner 143
Farmer 95
Agricultural Labourer 63
Domestic Servant 56
General Labourer 55
Dress Maker 50
Labourer 43
Living On Own Means 37
General Servant Domestic 37
Farm Servant 33
General Servant 27
Living On Her Own Means 27
General Domestic Servant 25
Gardener 24
Farmers Son 23
Laundress 22
Collier 20
Baker 20
Blacksmith 19
Farm Labourer 17
Carpenter 16
Brick Layer 15
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Mason 14

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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