Where Does the Meads Surname Come From?

Meads is a branch of the Mead name tree. Taken at its root, Meads points to “Dweller by a meadow”.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Meads family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Spelling and variants

The extra ending in Meads is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Mead's family. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Meade and Meed.

About 2,155 people in the United States were recorded as Meads in 2010, placing it 13,985 on the national list. Get the complete Meads report, with a museum-style coat of arms.