Meeks is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Meeks
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Meeks

How popular is Meeks?

Meeks is common in United States.

Meeks is ranked 15141 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Meeks bearers increased by 3.626961 per cent in 2010 US census to 29457 since 2000, the surname slipped by 76 spots and ranked at 1202. The last name was found in around 100 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.84 76.09
Black 20.41 19.72
Others 2.21 1.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.25
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.06 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.37 0.25
Meeks is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 34756 people have been found who wears Meeks as their family name. Meeks is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
720,003 Russia4
7,294 Kuwait3
2,754 Namibia3
54,135 Philippines2
18,625 Japan2
1,472 The Bahamas2
26,123 Malaysia2
20,595 China2
34,581 Chile1
18,969 Wales1
11,486 Estonia1
153,416 Italy1
91,024 Belgium1
56,169 Mexico1
37,493 Austria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,704,541 India1
8,181 Botswana1
53,505 Turkey1
1,005 The Gambia1
3,071 Jersey1
14,373 Jordan1
49,529 Israel1
3,275 Nepal1
31,207 Ireland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
58,885 Poland1
8,859 Iraq1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
16,640 Hong Kong1
1,818 Guernsey1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
587 Guam32
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
36,547 Switzerland27
14,963 Scotland26
42,407 Sweden22
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,155 Netherlands75
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Meeks:
6,925 Canada609
598 Jamaica607
59,024 Germany168
19,821 Australia128
Countries with thousands of Meeks:
6,503 England1,076
Countries with ten thousands of Meeks:
1,204 United States31,766
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old mechanic John Meeks who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 8, 1848 by Constitution put out from Liverpool.

Meeks Namesakes

  • Nia-Aiyana Meeks, Gregory Meeks' daughter
  • Aja Meeks, Gregory Meeks' daughter
  • Allyson Meeks, Alton Meeks' mother
  • Alton Meeks, Football linebacker
  • Annette Meeks, Politician
  • Najja Meeks, Actress
  • Michael Meeks, Basketball Player
  • Jacqueline Blakey Meeks, Art Blakey's daughter
  • Aaron Meeks, Actor
  • Sammy Meeks, Baseball Player
  • Cody Meeks portrayed the minor character of Sergeant of the Court in 2017 biography and drama movie The Trial of David Owen Dodd.

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