Meals Family History

Meals Surname Meaning

English:: variant of Meale with post-medieval excrescent -s. One origin of Meale is as a nickname from Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’ perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Millman.

Variant of Meale with plural -s. An alternative origin of Meale is as a topographic name from Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Norse melr) as found in such placenames as North Meols, Ravensmeols (both Lancashire), and Great Meols (Cheshire).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mells, Mears, Means, Meas, Wells, Mars, Veale, Seals, Veals, Deal

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2K	Military Records
419	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Meals family from?

You can see how Meals families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Meals family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Meals families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Meals families living in Cheshire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Meals's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Meals families in 1891.

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What did your Meals ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Meals.

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Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Private means

29%

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There are 419 immigration records available for the last name Meals. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Meals. For the veterans among your Meals ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Meals lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Meals life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Meals in 1956 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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Meals Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Meals family from?

What did your Meals ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Meals.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Private means

29%

What Meals family records will you find?

What is the average Meals lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Meals life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Meals in 1956 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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