Merritt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 11
Berkshire 44
Cambridgeshire 4
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 20
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 10
Devon 28
Dorset 15
Durham 39
Essex 71
Gloucestershire 80
Hampshire 284
Herefordshire 9
Hertfordshire 16
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 49
Lancashire 78
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 27
London 456
Middlesex 16
Northumberland 3
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 41
Nottinghamshire 16
Oxfordshire 18
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 10
Somerset 38
Surrey 84
Sussex 216
Staffordshire 19
Warwickshire 17
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 133
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 186

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 30
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 12
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 1

Merritt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Merritt family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 352
Agricultural Labourer 42
General Labourer 39
Dress Maker 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Labourer 16
Gardener 15
Domestic Servant 14
Coal Miner 14
Farm Servant 14
Blacksmith 13
Laundress 12
Living On Own Means 12
Farmer 11
General Servant 10
Carpenter 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
Farm Labourer 8
Shoe Maker 8
Errand Boy 8
Grocer 7
Carman 7
Tailor 7
Carrier 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Merritt

Name Census Frequency
William Merritt 1,084
Mary Merritt 974
John Merritt 731
George Merritt 729
James Merritt 593
Elizabeth Merritt 579
Thomas Merritt 517
Henry Merritt 482
Sarah Merritt 469
Charles Merritt 391
Eliza Merritt 284
Ellen Merritt 281
Ann Merritt 274
Frederick Merritt 273
Emma Merritt 272
Annie Merritt 250
Alice Merritt 240
Jane Merritt 236
Emily Merritt 222
Alfred Merritt 206
Richard Merritt 178
Samuel Merritt 175
Edward Merritt 174
Arthur Merritt 171
Robert Merritt 165

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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