Merrett Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Merrett Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Merrett family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 273
General Labourer 29
Agricultural Labourer 21
Farmer 17
Farm Labourer 16
Dress Maker 14
Labourer 13
Carpenter 12
Domestic Servant 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
Living On Own Means 10
Gardener 9
Laundress 9
Assistant 8
General Servant 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Plasterer 6
Blacksmith 6
Painter 6
Police Constable 6
Coal Miner 5
House Keeper 5
House Maid 5
Green Grocer 4
Bricklayer 4

Merrett Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marriott 63% 46,547
2 Merritt 86% 16,460
3 Merrett 100% 12,054
4 Marrett 86% 2,561
5 Morritt 71% 2,543
6 Marrott 71% 1,752
7 Merriott 75% 1,408
8 Marritt 71% 1,092
9 Marratt 71% 1,004
10 Marriett 75% 993
11 Morrett 86% 399
12 Merret 86% 321
13 Merriett 88% 304
14 Marriatt 63% 235
15 Marriette 67% 174
16 Merett 86% 154
17 Merrott 86% 153
18 Murrett 86% 148
19 Merratt 86% 109
20 Morriott 63% 106

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The surname Merrett is the 3rd most popular variant of Marriott.

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