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Meals Family History

Meals Name Meaning

English:: variant of Meale with post-medieval excrescent -s. One origin of Meale is as a nickname from Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’ perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Millman . variant of Meale with plural -s. An alternative origin of Meale is as a topographic name from Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Norse melr) as found in such placenames as North Meols Ravensmeols (both Lancashire) and Great Meols (Cheshire).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mells, Mears, Means, Meas, Wells, Mars, Veale, Seals, Veals, Deal

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Where is the Meals family from?

You can see how Meals families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Meals family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Meals families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 9 Meals families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 64% of all the recorded Meals's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Meals families in 1840.

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What did your Meals ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Laborer
25%
Farmer
20%
Farming
8%
Truck Driver
6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Stenographer
13%
Housewife
11%
Teacher
11%
Laborer
9%

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Census Records
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Passenger Lists
There are 419 immigration records available for the last name Meals. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Cards
There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Meals. For the veterans among your Meals ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Meals. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Meals census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 419 immigration records available for the last name Meals. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Meals. For the veterans among your Meals ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Meals lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Meals life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Meals in 1956 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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