The Meiss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 374 people carried this name — #54,990 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 357 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 164 people named Meiss.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Meiss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinrich Meiss 1400–1427 · politician
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Léon Meiss 1896–1966 · French resistance fighter
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Millard Meiss 1904–1975 · editing staff
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Pierre von Meiss 1938–2020 · architect
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Bernard Meiss 1947– · politician
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J. D. Meiss 1953– · physicist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Meiss.
- Meil 172 · U.S. census
- Meiller 243 · U.S. census
- Meilleur 340 · U.S. census
- Meinhard 120 · U.S. census
- Meireles 284 · U.S. census
- Meiser 1,565 · U.S. census
- Meissner 4,097 · U.S. census
- Meister 7,885 · U.S. census
- Mejean 117 · U.S. census
- Mejias 4,472 · U.S. census
- Mel 310 · U.S. census
- Mela 260 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Meiss 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.