</noinclude>Meadows is a medieval English surname. Commonly recorded alternative spellings are Medows, Meddowes and Medewes.
The name is topographical in origin, indicating someone who lived near a meadow or grassland, and derives from the pre-7th century word for meadow "maed", or Middle English "mede".
Notable people with the surname include:
Abram Henson Meadows (1859–1932), American showman Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), American actress Austin Meadows (born 1995), American baseball player Bernard Meadows (1915–2005), British sculptor Bobby Meadows (born 1938), English footballer Brian Meadows (born 1975), American baseball player Carter Meadows (born 2007), American football player Catherine Meadows, American cryptographer Charles Medows (1737–1816), British nobleman & naval officer Clarence W. Meadows (1904–1961), American Attorney General Daniel Meadows (born 1952), British photographer Dennis Meadows (born 1942), American scientist Dennis Meadows (politician) (born 1966), Jamaican politician Donella Meadows (1941–2001), American environmental scientist Earle Meadows (1913–1992), American pole-vaulter Frederick Meadows (1886–1975), Canadian athlete Gavin Meadows (born 1977), British swimmer Ian Meadows (born 1983), Australian actor and writer Isabel Meadows (1846–1939), American native linguist Jason Meadows (born 1971), American musician Jayne Meadows (1919–2015), American actress James Meadows (disambiguation page), several individuals James Joseph Meadows (1835–1914), English missionary John Meadows (disambiguation page), several individuals Johnny Meadows (Australian footballer) (1880–1974), Australian footballer Joyce Meadows (born 1933), Canadian actress Kenny Meadows (1790–1874), British illustrator & caricaturist Kristen Meadows (born 1957), American TV actress Louie Meadows (born 1961), American baseball player Mark Meadows (disambiguation page), several individuals Marion Meadows (born 1962), American jazz musician Matthew Meadows (1938-2025), American politician Michael Meadows (born 1955), British-South African physical geographer Michael Meadows (born 1987), English racing driver Miles Meadows, Canadian actor and singer Parker Meadows (born 1999), American baseball player Peter S. Meadows, British political scientist Punky Meadows (born 1950), American guitarist Richard J. Meadows (1931–1995), American soldier Rob Meadows (born 1976), American internet entrepreneur Roy Meadow (born 1933), British paediatrician Shane Meadows (born 1972), British film director Sidney Meadows (c.1699–1792), British politician Stanley Meadows (1931-2025), British actor Stephen Meadows (born 1950), American actor and architect Susannah Meadows, American journalist Tae Meadows (born 2004), American football player Tim Meadows (born 1961), American actor and comedian Travis Meadows, American country musician William Meadows (1833–1920), Anglo-American agriculturist and politician
Further reading Surname Meadows on ancestry.co.uk Meadows on SurnameDB