Meade
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See also: meade
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname.
- Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Meade (countable and uncountable, plural Meades)
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- A river in Alaska.
- A city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.
- A township in Huron County, Michigan.
- A township in Mason County, Michigan, named after George Meade.
- An unincorporated community in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.
- A male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Meade is the 1631st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22091 individuals. Meade is most common among White (87.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meade”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.