Mead

See also: mead and méad

English

Alternative forms

• Meade, Meades

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)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A place name:
   1. A rural community in Cochrane District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
   2. In the United States:
      1. A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado.
      2. A township in Merrick County, Nebraska.
      3. A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
      4. A township in Belmont County, Ohio.
      5. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
      6. A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
      7. A census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, named after George Meade.
      8. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• East Mead
• Meadville

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mead is the 1578^th 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.

Anagrams

• ADEM, ADME, Adem, Dame, Edam, MEDA, dame, made