How common is the last name Meredith?

23,456 people in the United States have the last name Meredith, about 1 in 12,743. It ranks #1,481 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MEREDITH

#1,481

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
23,456
About
1 in 12,743
This common or more
44.3%
Who bears it

Of the 23,456 people with the last name Meredith, 80.6% reported their origin as White, 10.6% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Meredith

#1,479 Kurtz · 23,509#1,479 Mcelroy · 23,509#1,482 Burrell · 23,451#1,483 Tolbert · 23,449

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Meredith, most common first.

#14,862 Merideth · 1,914#39,536 Meridith · 600#124,450 Meridieth · 145

Also a first name

As a first name, Meredith ranks #738 of 53,615, with 69,215 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1980, with 2,087 births. See Meredith as a first name

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