The surname Mead, found in Ireland and England has two origins. The name Mead may be a topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, deriving from the Middle English term mede meaning “ a meadow.” The name Mead may also be of occupational origin  denoting a brewer or seller of Mead, a medieval alcoholic drink made from honey. The name is first recorded in Oxford in 1180. In Ireland the name is found chiefly in counties Meath and Clare. The name is firs recorded in the New World in 1635 when William Mead arrived in Massachusetts. Today there are approximately 22,000 bearers of the name Mead living in the US.

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