Means

Etymology
Various origins:
 * Reduced form of, a surname of origin.
 * Habitational surname from the villages of and, in Hampshire.
 * A nickname from, which is from , or , which is from ,.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Means is the 2247th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16203 individuals. Means is most common among White (64.24%) and Black/African American (28.74%) individuals.