Explore the Family Name Meriweather

The meaning of Meriweather

English: variant of Merriweather.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Meriweather has shown a slight increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, Meriweather ranked 29,390 among all surnames and had a count of 758 individuals. A decade later, in 2010, the rank improved to 27,678 with an increased count of 869 individuals. This points to a growth rate of approximately 5.83% in rank and a 14.64% increase in the number of people with the surname. Also, the proportion of individuals with this name per 100k population slightly rose by 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,390	#27,678	5.83%
Count	758	869	14.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meriweather

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts within the Meriweather community between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as Black, making up 76.52% of the group in 2000 and slightly increasing to 76.75% by 2010. Those identifying as White made up 18.07% in 2000; however, their representation decreased by 7.64% to settle at 16.69% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a considerable increase from 4.09% in 2000 to 5.75% in 2010, a change of 40.59%. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation experienced a minor rise of 4.55%, moving from 0.66% to 0.69%. The data showed no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities within the Meriweather community during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	76.52%	76.75%	0.3%
White	18.07%	16.69%	-7.64%
Two or More Races	4.09%	5.75%	40.59%
Hispanic	0.66%	0.69%	4.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%