Meade

Two main origins:

• A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname.
• Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːd/
• Homophones: mead, Mead, meed

Meade (countable and uncountable, plural Meades)

1. A surname.
2. A river in Alaska, United States.
3. A city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.
4. A male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.

• Meade County

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Meade is the 1631^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22091 individuals. Meade is most common among White (87.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meade”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.

• Medea, adeem, edema