Anglicized form of French Des Meaux (see Meaux). At
least some of the bearers are of Huguenot origin, and came to North
America via England when Protestants in France were persecuted
following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The name is
also recorded in Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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