Medows Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Records tie Medows closely to Meadows. Its meaning, shared with Meadows, is “Dweller by the meadows”.

• About 287 people in the United States were recorded as Medows in 2010, placing it 68,547 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• Related forms: Meddows and Meadow.
• Medows is listed among the recognised spellings of Meadows.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Meadows and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Medows family name pack.