Explore the Family Name Meddings

The meaning of Meddings

Welsh and English: variant of Medding, itself apparently a variant of Madden 2.

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How common is the last name Meddings in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Meddings saw a modest increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 48,380 in the year 2000, it moved up to 46,314 by 2010, marking an improvement of 4.27%. In terms of absolute counts, there were 410 individuals with the Meddings surname in 2000, and this count increased to 460 by 2010, indicating a substantial growth rate of 12.2%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Meddings surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.15 to 0.16 during this period.

20002010Change
Rank#48,380#46,3144.27%
Count41046012.2%
Proportion per 100k0.150.166.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meddings

Regarding ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Meddings surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, in 2000, 98.05% of individuals with this surname were White, and this percentage slightly decreased to 97.83% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the Meddings surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during these years.

20002010Change
White98.05%97.83%-0.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%