Mecklenburg

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1)  An area in Baltic northern Germany.
 * 2) * 1886, H. A. Strong, Kuno Meyer, Outlines of a history of the German language, p. 67f. :
 * Men like Fritz Reuter (employing the Mecklenburg dialect) and Klaus Groth (employing the Holstein dialect) have tried to raise it [= New-Low-German, or Plattdeutsch] to a written language.
 * Men like Fritz Reuter (employing the Mecklenburg dialect) and Klaus Groth (employing the Holstein dialect) have tried to raise it [= New-Low-German, or Plattdeutsch] to a written language.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 梅克伦倫堡
 * Czech:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: Meclemburgo
 * Low German:, Mäkelnborg, Mękelborg
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: Mecklemburgo, Mecklenburg, Mecklenburgo
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: Meklenburg
 * Swedish:

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Mecklenburg is the 34574th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 654 individuals. Mecklenburg is most common among White (92.66%) individuals.

Etymology
From the castle, for "great castle", from  + , cp. .