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 310
General Labourer 37
Living On Own Means 27
Agricultural Labourer 23
Domestic Servant 19
General Servant 16
Coal Miner 14
Labourer 13
Laundress 13
Living On Her Own Means 12
Tailoress 12
Farmer 11
Farm Labourer 11
Dress Maker 10
Tailor 10
Grocer 9
General Servant Domestic 7
Clerk 6
Plasterer 6
Carpenter 5
General Domestic Servant 5
Shoe Maker 5
Shoe Machinist 5
Blacksmith 4
Mill Hand 4

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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