Explore the Family Name Meers

The meaning of Meers

1. English (Warwickshire and Staffordshire) and Irish (Mayo): variant of Mears. 2. Flemish and Dutch: topographic name from meers(ch) denoting lush, alluvial land by a watercourse. 3. North German: cognate of 2 above.

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

The surname Meers, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,307 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slightly dropped to 21,790, marking a decrease of 2.27%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 1,146 in 2000 to 1,193 in 2010, showing a growth of 4.1%. The proportion of this surname per 100k also decreased by 4.76%, moving from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.4 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,307	#21,790	-2.27%
Count	1,146	1,193	4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.4	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meers

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Meers, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were minor changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 94.94% to 94.22%. There was an increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.61% to 0.75%. Those reporting two or more races fell from 1.92% to 1.59%. There was a negligible change in those identifying as Hispanic, with an increase from 1.83% to 1.84%. Interestingly, in 2010, some individuals started identifying as Black (1.09%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.50%), categories that were not reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.94%	94.22%	-0.76%
Hispanic	1.83%	1.84%	0.55%
Two or More Races	1.92%	1.59%	-17.19%
Black	0%	1.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.75%	22.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.5%	0%