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The Meas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,929 people carried this name — #15,246 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 33% from 1,452 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Meas.

Most of them — 50 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 50
Bouches-du-Rhône 1
Gironde 1
Loir-et-Cher 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Haut-Rhin 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Meas in American newspapers,
1882–1960.

Newspaper page from Lancaster Daily Intelligencer carrying the name Meas
Lancaster Daily Intelligencer 1882-12-22
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-Herald carrying the name Meas
The Birmingham Age-Herald 1902-07-27
Newspaper page from The Vinita Daily Chieftain carrying the name Meas
The Vinita Daily Chieftain 1910-02-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,337,150 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Meas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Meas Muth 1938– · naval officer
  • Huoy Meas 1946–1977 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Meas is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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