Meir Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 8
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 11
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 26
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Meir Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Meir family

Profession Census Frequency
Potter 8
Blacksmith Journeyman 2
Female Servant 2
Pig Dealer 1
Builder 1
Blacksmith Apprentice 1
Porter 1
Dress Maker 1
Shoe Maker 1
Transferer 1
Writing Clerk 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Meir

Name Census Frequency
Mary Meir 96
William Meir 78
John Meir 59
Sarah Meir 49
Elizabeth Meir 47
Thomas Meir 39
Arthur Meir 32
Joseph Meir 29
George Meir 28
James Meir 23
Samuel Meir 23
Hannah Meir 20
Ann Meir 19
Annie Meir 19
Jane Meir 19
Eliza Meir 18
Henry Meir 18
Margaret Meir 16
Martha Meir 16
Alice Meir 15
Emma Meir 15
Alfred Meir 13
Frederick Meir 12
Frank Meir 10
Louisa Meir 9

Meir Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 40% 421,922
2 Moor 50% 41,930
3 More 25% 12,596
4 Muir 75% 8,235
5 Amor 25% 5,589
6 Mear 75% 4,367
7 Mair 75% 3,998
8 Mare 25% 3,775
9 Moir 75% 3,694
10 Amer 50% 2,872
11 Maria 40% 2,280
12 Mara 25% 2,087
13 Marie 40% 1,283
14 Meer 75% 1,106
15 Meir 100% 1,072
16 Meier 80% 858
17 Omer 50% 854
18 Imrie 40% 793
19 Maer 50% 771
20 Meara 60% 766
21 Amour 40% 721
22 Amoore 33% 610
23 Mar 50% 589
24 Meare 60% 566
25 Eamer 40% 526
26 Omara 20% 419
27 Maier 60% 402
28 Mier 50% 332
29 Mere 50% 270
30 Mure 25% 241
31 Moar 50% 234
32 Moare 40% 223
33 Maire 60% 206
34 Omeara 50% 196
35 Meere 60% 183
36 Maur 50% 180
37 Maeer 60% 168
38 Morie 40% 163
39 Amore 20% 135
40 Mora 25% 134
41 Maara 40% 128
42 Emer 50% 127
43 Mour 50% 123
44 Miur 50% 117
45 Moure 40% 107
46 Muer 50% 104

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The surname Meir is the 15th most popular variant of Moore.

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