Mearns

English Etymology Scottish habitational surname for someone coming from The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, which is named as gd An Mhaoirne in en gd -, from gd maor bailiff, steward, beadle. According to Taylor (2006), perhaps ultimately from en xpi - (cf. cy maeroni the office or district of a steward. Proper noun ~ es en Scottish Gaelic. en hamlet co/Sturgeon County p/Alberta c/Canada. Derived terms en Mearns's flying fox Mearns's grasshopper mouse Mearns's pocket gopher Mearns's pouched mouse Mearns quail Mearns's squirrel Related terms en Newton Mearns Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Mearns is the 46568th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 457 individuals. Mearns is most common among White (96.72%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en aemnrs Ermans Ramsen Maners namers ramens Manser re-mans remans enarms