Merrick Forename

111,386th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,945 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Merrick Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous ruler.

Merrick Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
90%
 
1,9221:188,6256,855
Australia-4081:33,4751,880
Jamaica-3771:7,648981
England
100%
3111:178,7885,485
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Canada
100%
1791:185,1037,276
South Africa
97%
 
1551:351,82418,915
Philippines
96%
 
1001:1,060,09528,385
Netherlands
100%
231:734,87314,886
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
151:90,7616,535
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
India
100%
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Wales
100%
101:309,4314,737
Congo
100%
91:556,5789,819
Singapore-81:785,88213,409
Tanzania
100%
71:7,541,18837,665
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Chile
50%
 
71:2,515,31515,652
Nigeria
75%
 
61:29,594,060217,150
Thailand
100%
61:11,677,636152,954
Brazil-61:35,706,026284,222
Kenya-51:9,261,42235,582
Scotland
 
67%
51:1,070,07310,235
Cameroon
100%
51:4,322,10163,776
Grenada
100%
41:27,0312,323
Denmark-41:1,412,37415,217
France
100%
31:22,156,78046,973
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Uganda
100%
31:13,652,30774,436
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-11:5,829386
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271

Merrick (20,702) may also be a surname.

Merrick Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous ruler.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Merrick Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merricke931/
Merick921,531/
Merrik9286/
Merric9273/
Meyrick86398/
Marrick8683/
Merryck8630/
Mericke8618/
Meurick8617/
Morrick8610/
Myrrick867/
Meirick867/
Maerick867/
Mherick866/
Merrikh865/
Mirrick865/
Mherric863/
Merreck863/
Merrhic862/
Merriec861/
Merrikc861/
Merrikk861/
Mierick861/
Merik83867/
Meric83682/
Mheyrick801/
Meyricke801/
Meytrick801/
Merrittk801/
Meatrick801/
Merike774,917/
Marick77916/
Myrick77502/
Mirick7779/
Marrik7755/
Merryc7734/
Meryck7721/
Morick7719/
Meyrik7716/
Merzik7712/
Merrix7711/
Mereck7711/
Morrik7710/
Mherik7710/
Merruk7710/
Mehrik779/
Merikh779/
Meyric778/
Maeric777/
Meiric776/
Mérick776/
Mirrik776/
Mgerik776/
Meurik776/
Merrek775/
Mergik775/
Meriek775/
Merhic774/
Meraik773/
Mearik773/
Meirik772/
Mearic772/
Merikk772/
Mheric772/
Mmeric771/
Mirric771/
Mericc771/
Merihk771/
Meerik771/
Maerik771/
Mergic771/
Meytricks752/
Mayrick7131/
Meirike7130/
Meyrike7110/
Meatric718/
Metrics717/
Mereike716/
Merijke716/
Marieck715/
Metrict715/
Merzhik714/
Morreck713/
Meisrik713/
Marreck713/
Marriek713/
Maruick712/
Merikke712/
Meytrik712/
Mharick712/
Mesrike712/
Marhick712/
Morrhic711/
Mairick711/
Metreck711/
Merikhe711/
Meroike711/
Mearike711/
Meerike711/
Marijck711/
Maeryck711/
Moirick711/
Morickh711/
Meuryck711/
Marryck711/
Marik676,222/
Mirik67834/
Morik67388/
Merek67309/
Myric6786/
Meryc6784/
Miric6774/
Merix6752/
Merig6743/
Meruk6733/
Meriq6716/
Myrik6714/
Méric6710/
Merec6710/
Meyriske677/
Merrique676/
Meryk675/
Maitrick674/
Meitryck672/
Meathric672/
Merryske672/
D'metric671/
Mérik671/
Mhayrick671/
Meatriks671/
Maytrick671/
Mehrrukh671/
Merishke671/
Mereycke671/
Mewrycky671/
Mayricke671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merrick