Meadows

See also: meadows

English

Etymology

Variant of Meadow, with the patronymic suffix -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛd.oʊz/
• Hyphenation: Mead‧ows
• Rhymes: -ɛdəʊz
• Homophone: meadows

Proper noun

Meadows (countable and uncountable, plural Meadowses)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Mount Barker district council area, South Australia, Australia.
3. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
4. A small unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Meadows is the 773^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 44500 individuals. Meadows is most common among White (81.24%) and Black/African American (14.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meadows”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.