Mead

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See also: mead and méad

English

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Mead (surname)

Mead (places) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Meade, Meades

Etymology

Two main origins:

A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”).
A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).

Proper noun

Mead (plural Meads)

A surname from Old English.
A place name:
1. A rural community in Cochrane District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
2. In the United States:
  1. A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado.
  2. A township in Merrick County, Nebraska.
  3. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
  4. A township in Belmont County, Ohio.
  5. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  6. A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, named after George Meade.
  8. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Mead is the 1578^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22727 individuals. Mead is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.

Anagrams

ADEM, ADME, Adem, Dame, Edam, MEDA, dame, made

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