Explore the Family Name Meth

The meaning of Meth

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for abrewer or seller of mead, from Middle High German met(e),German Met ‘mead’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Bina, Emanuel, Meyer, Reuven, Shaya. German Eugen, Ute.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Meth experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Meth was ranked as the 42,677th most popular surname in the United States, with 478 people carrying that name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 43,651, reflecting a decrease of 2.28%. However, the actual count of people with the Meth surname increased marginally by 3.35% to 494 over the same period. As a result, the proportion of the surname Meth per 100,000 people decreased by 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#43,651	-2.28%
Count	478	494	3.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meth

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Meth surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of Meths identified as White in both years, although this percentage dropped slightly from 83.47% to 82.39%. The second most common ethnicity was Asian/Pacific Islander, which saw an increase from 12.13% to 13.77%. On the other hand, those who identified as belonging to two or more races declined significantly, from 2.51% to 1.82%. There were no Meths identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in the 2010 records.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.47%	82.39%	-1.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.13%	13.77%	13.52%
Two or More Races	2.51%	1.82%	-27.49%
Hispanic	1.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%