Meader Surname History

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Contents

1 Meader Surname History
2 Meader Early Origins
3 The Great Migration
4 Surname Notables
5 See Also
6 References

Where did the English Meader family come from? When did the Meader family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Meader family history?

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Meader Early Origins

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meador, Meader, Meadur, Medur, Medor, Meder, Medder and many more.

First found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1180 when Alexander Meader held estates in that shire.

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Meader Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Ambrose Meader, who settled in Virginia in 1636

Ambrose Meader, who landed in Virginia in 1636

Jon Meader, who landed in Virginia in 1638

Nich Meader, who arrived in Virginia in 1638

Nich. Meader, who came to Virginia in 1638

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Meader Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

H Meader, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812

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Contemporary Notables of the name Meader

Abbott Vaughn Meader (1936-2004), American comedian
George Meader (1907-1994), American politician from Michigan
Rachael Mary Upjohn Light Meader (1916-2008), American aerial photographer and explorer, heir to the Upjohn Company fortune
Edwin Meader (1909-2007), American geography professor at Western Michigan University and philanthropist
Stephen W. Meader (1892-1977), American author of over forty novels for young readers
Herman Lee Meader (1874-1930), American architect and author from New Orleans

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References

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Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
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