Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MEAD
There are approximately 14,815 people named Mead in the UK. That makes it the 684th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 234 are named Mead.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
MeadeMeads
Mede
Meadows
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Made
Mada
Madi
Madu
Mades
Mady
Maddi
Meadus
Maad
Madd
Maadd
Maade
M'Ed
M'Edd
Madde
Mads
Madz
Mado
Maadi
Maada
Maado
Madds
Maades
Madh
Maddo
Madoe
Maady
The Mead surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A meadow, a tract of low land; the sense is, extended or flat, depressed land.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MEAD. MEADE. MEADS. A-Sax.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.