Merritt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Merritt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Merritt family

Profession Census Frequency
School 368
General Labourer 43
Farm Labourer 41
General Servant (domestic) 30
Labourer 19
None 19
Carter On Farm 18
Domestic Servant 17
Private Means 15
Coal Miner Hewer 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Cowman On Farm 14
At School 13
Blacksmith 13
Dress Maker 13
Gardener Domestic 13
Laundress 12
Shop Assistant 12
Assisting In Business 11
Carman 11
Clerk 11
Cook (domestic) 11
Charwoman 10
Scholar 10
Labourer On Farm 10

Merritt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marriott 75% 46,547
2 Merritt 100% 16,460
3 Merrett 86% 12,054
4 Marrett 71% 2,561
5 Morritt 86% 2,543
6 Marrott 71% 1,752
7 Merriott 88% 1,408
8 Merrit 86% 1,294
9 Marritt 86% 1,092
10 Marratt 71% 1,004
11 Marriett 75% 993
12 Meritt 86% 456
13 Morrett 71% 399
14 Merit 71% 343
15 Merriett 88% 304
16 Marriatt 75% 235
17 Marriette 67% 174
18 Merrott 86% 153
19 Murrett 71% 148
20 Merratt 86% 109
21 Morriott 75% 106

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The surname Merritt is the 2nd most popular variant of Marriott.

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