Merry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Merry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Merry family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 364
Agricultural Labourer 44
Labourer 26
Dress Maker 20
Annuitant 17
Domestic Servant 17
Laundress 12
General Servant 11
Coal Miner 11
Baker 10
General Labourer 10
Tailor 10
Carpenter 10
Farm Labourer 10
No Occupation 9
Tailoress 7
None 7
General Domestic Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 6
House Keeper 6
Plasterer 6
Carman 5
Harness Maker 5
Nil 5
Servant 5

Merry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Murray 67% 102,426
2 Merry 100% 14,972
3 Murry 80% 9,114
4 Murrey 67% 8,391
5 Morrey 67% 5,443
6 Morry 80% 1,277
7 Marry 80% 1,142
8 Marray 67% 961
9 Marrey 67% 909
10 Morray 67% 397
11 Merrey 83% 386
12 Mery 80% 342
13 Murroy 67% 198
14 Merray 83% 121
15 Mury 60% 121

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The surname Merry is the 2nd most popular variant of Murray.

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