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Meux Family History

Meux Surname Meaning

The Sussex name is probably a variant of Mew with post-medieval excrescent -s spelled with an x. Compare Henricus Mew 1379 in Poll Tax (Strettington in Boxgrove Sussex); William Mew 1562 in IGI (Eastbourne Sussex).

Alternatively, see Muse.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Meux families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Meux family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Meux families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Meux family living in Channel Islands. This was 100% of all the recorded Meux's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Meux families in 1891.
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There are 293 military records available for the last name Meux. For the veterans among your Meux ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Meux life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Meux in 1962 was 75, and 56 in 2004.

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