The Meeker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,781 people carried this name — #4,046 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,394 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

44 families named Meeker, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 197 people lived in those households, 4.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 32
New York 8
Pennsylvania 3
Vermont 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 253 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Meeker in American newspapers,
1884–1899.

Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Meeker
The Louisiana Democrat 1884-04-24
Newspaper page from The Dupuyer Acantha carrying the name Meeker
The Dupuyer Acantha 1899-03-16
Newspaper page from St. Landry Democrat carrying the name Meeker
St. Landry Democrat 1892-10-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 629,372 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Meeker in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,198 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Meeker. The most, 259, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 352
Victoria 341
Queensland 177
South Australia 159
Western Australia 93
Tasmania 47
ACT (Canberra) 19
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Meeker.

Who carried it

People named Meeker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Parsons Meeker
    William Parsons Meeker 1766–1812
  • Bradley B. Meeker
    Bradley B. Meeker 1813–1873 · judge
  • Ezra Meeker
    Ezra Meeker 1830–1928 · writer
  • George W. Meeker
    George W. Meeker 1833–1890 · politician
  • John Meeker 1666–1730
  • John Meeker 1703–1731

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Meeker,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States950 records

950 records of the Meeker name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 333
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 313
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 155
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 100
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Irwin Meeker

    Born 1945; from Woodmere, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth A. Meeker

    Born 1919 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Trenton; machinist from Essex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John H. Meeker

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Nevada from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 47; lawyer. From Carribean Islands, Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 950 records for Meeker in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands12 records

12 records of the Meeker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrik Meeker

    In the population register of Nieuwerkerk; labourer, born 1772 in Haamstede.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eliza Meeker

    Died 1878 in Roermond, aged 40.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles Louis Meeker

    Married in 1910 in Ede.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Meeker in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Meeker name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record May Millicent Meeker

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 79.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Clarence Alvin Meeker

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Meeker

    Listed at Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Meeker in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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