Mead
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Two main origins:
- A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”).
- A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).
Proper noun
Mead (plural Meads)
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mead is the 1578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22727 individuals. Mead is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.