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Mead
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mead méad
English
+ (surname)
+ (places)
Alternative forms
en Meade Meades
Etymology
Two main origins:
A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from en ang mǣd meadow.
A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from en ang medu mead.
Proper noun
~ s
en Old English.
A place name:
en rural community in dist/Cochrane District north-eastern p/Ontario c/Canada.
en locality shire:Pref/Gannawarra northern s/Victoria c/Australia
en In the <<c/USA>>:
en statutory town co/Weld County s/Colorado.
en twp co/Merrick County s/Nebraska.
en village co/Saunders County s/Nebraska.
en twp co/Belmont County s/Ohio.
en town co/Bryan County s/Oklahoma.
en twp co/Warren County s/Pennsylvania.
en CDP co/Spokane County s/Washington, named after George Meade.
en ucomm co/Raleigh County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Clark County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Belle Mead East Mead Meadian Meadville
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mead is the 1578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22727 individuals. Mead is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en adem ADEM ADME Adem Dame Edam MEDA dame made