| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 7 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 10 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 9 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| 2nd Engineer | 1 |
| Ironer | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Milk Boy | 1 |
| No Occupation | 1 |
| Shop Boy | 1 |
| Agents Wife | 1 |
| Master Mariner Daur | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Pupil Teacher | 1 |
| School Master | 1 |
| School Mistress | 1 |
| Son | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| Labourer In General | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1 |
| Labourer's Wife | 1 |
| Fishermans Master | 1 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 1 |
| Shipwright Apprentice | 1 |
| Boarding Housekeeper | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Meritt | 43 |
| Elizabeth Meritt | 26 |
| John Meritt | 26 |
| William Meritt | 25 |
| George Meritt | 21 |
| Jane Meritt | 17 |
| Sarah Meritt | 17 |
| Charles Meritt | 16 |
| James Meritt | 16 |
| Thomas Meritt | 15 |
| Henry Meritt | 12 |
| Albert Meritt | 11 |
| Ann Meritt | 9 |
| Edith Meritt | 8 |
| Annie Meritt | 7 |
| Richard Meritt | 7 |
| Ellen Meritt | 6 |
| Joseph Meritt | 6 |
| Eliza Meritt | 5 |
| Maria Meritt | 5 |
| Edward Meritt | 4 |
| Emma Meritt | 4 |
| Florence Meritt | 4 |
| Robert Meritt | 4 |
| Walter Meritt | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt | 86% | 16,460 |
| 2 | Marett | 67% | 2,208 |
| 3 | Merrit | 67% | 1,294 |
| 4 | Marritt | 71% | 1,092 |
| 5 | Meritt | 100% | 456 |
| 6 | Mariott | 71% | 350 |
| 7 | Merit | 83% | 343 |
| 8 | Merett | 83% | 154 |
| 9 | Merrott | 71% | 153 |
The surname Meritt is the 5th most popular variant of Merritt.