Means
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English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Reduced form of McMeans, a surname of Irish origin.
- Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Meon, in Hampshire.
- A nickname from Middle English mene (“inferior in rank”), which is from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general”), or Middle English mene (“moderate in behaviour”), which is from Old French mëen, mean.
Proper noun
Means (countable and uncountable, plural Meanses)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Means is the 2247th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16203 individuals. Means is most common among White (64.24%) and Black/African American (28.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Means”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.