Meadors
A surname most likely from a place name or a meadow-related byname, referring to someone who lived near meadows.
The #8,834 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 83,242 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Meadors is most likely a variant spelling of Mead or Meader, ultimately tied to Middle English mead or mede, meaning a meadow. The name may have begun as a topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked in meadowland, or as a locational name from a place called Mead, Meade, or a similar form. The final -s is often a later surname spelling variant rather than a separate meaning.
History
The surname is found mainly in English-speaking countries and is especially well established in the United States. In American records, spellings with -s often developed from earlier forms through regional pronunciation, clerical variation, or family preference. Because Meadors is relatively uncommon, it is usually treated as a spelling variant within the broader Mead/Meader surname group rather than as a completely separate origin.
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Fun fact
The surname belongs to a larger family of meadow-related names that all trace back to the same old word for a grassy field.