| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 41 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 53 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 13 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 29 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 10 |
| House Servant | 6 |
| Labourer | 5 |
| Copper Miner | 4 |
| Ag Labourer | 4 |
| Maltster Labourer's Daughter | 4 |
| Basket Maker | 3 |
| Scholar At Home | 3 |
| Tin Dresser | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Wife | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Farrier | 2 |
| Delver Quarryman | 2 |
| Servant | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourerox Man | 1 |
| Engine Driver | 1 |
| Mine Labourer | 1 |
| Ag Lab | 1 |
| Ag Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Formerly Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 |
| Baker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Merrit | 102 |
| William Merrit | 95 |
| John Merrit | 59 |
| Elizabeth Merrit | 58 |
| Thomas Merrit | 57 |
| George Merrit | 55 |
| James Merrit | 51 |
| Ann Merrit | 43 |
| Henry Merrit | 43 |
| Sarah Merrit | 41 |
| Charles Merrit | 31 |
| Eliza Merrit | 30 |
| Jane Merrit | 26 |
| Ellen Merrit | 24 |
| Emma Merrit | 21 |
| Joseph Merrit | 20 |
| Richard Merrit | 19 |
| Annie Merrit | 14 |
| Maria Merrit | 14 |
| Robert Merrit | 13 |
| Caroline Merrit | 12 |
| Samuel Merrit | 12 |
| Alice Merrit | 11 |
| Emily Merrit | 11 |
| Martha Merrit | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt | 86% | 16,460 |
| 2 | Marriot | 71% | 2,710 |
| 3 | Merrit | 100% | 1,294 |
| 4 | Marritt | 71% | 1,092 |
| 5 | Meritt | 67% | 456 |
| 6 | Merriot | 86% | 405 |
| 7 | Merit | 83% | 343 |
| 8 | Merret | 83% | 321 |
| 9 | Marriet | 71% | 275 |
| 10 | Marrat | 67% | 161 |
| 11 | Merrott | 71% | 153 |
| 12 | Marret | 67% | 152 |
| 13 | Morrit | 83% | 151 |
| 14 | Marrot | 67% | 146 |
The surname Merrit is the 3rd most popular variant of Merritt.