Meadows (surname)

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
 * 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 Senator
 * Donella Meadows (1941–2001), American environmental scientist
 * Earle Meadows (1913–1992), American pole-vaulter
 * Frederick Meadows (active 1908), Canadian athlete
 * Gavin Meadows (born 1977), British swimmer
 * Ian Meadows (born 1983), Australian actor & writer
 * Isabel Meadows (1846–1939), American native linguist
 * Jason Meadows (born 1971), American musician
 * Jason W. Meadows (born 1977), American musician, American Song writer, American pitmaster aka Biggie Sweetz BBQ
 * 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, American jazz musician
 * Matthew Meadows (born 1938), American politician
 * Michael Meadows (1955-), a British-South African Emeritus Professor of physical geography
 * Michael Meadows (born 1987), English racing driver
 * Miles Meadows, Canadian actor & singer
 * 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 Member of Parliament
 * Stanley Meadows (born 1931), British actor
 * Stephen Meadows (born 1950), American actor & architect
 * Susannah Meadows, American journalist
 * Tim Meadows (born 1961), American actor & comedian
 * Travis Meadows, American country musician
 * William Meadows (1833–1920), Anglo-American agriculturist & politician