Merill Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Merill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

Merill (378) may also be a first name.

Merill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merill Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merill occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merill? popularity and diffusion

Merill is the 1,497,948th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Merill are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 446,161st most widely held first name globally, borne by 378 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 6 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Merill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merill surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merill surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Merill earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrill9247,906/
Meruill926/
Meirill922/
Merioll921/
Metrill921/
Meriell920/
Mergill920/
Meerill920/
Mearill920/
Meril91815/
Merll9132/
Merriell8664/
Merrioll861/
Moerrill861/
Merrilll860/
Meriel83901/
Marill83509/
Merril83350/
Mergil83239/
Merell83170/
Merzil83131/
Metril8377/
Morill8370/
Myrill8325/
Meriol8314/
Maeril8312/
Meryll837/
Merrll835/
Merilh834/
Mirill833/
Meiril831/
Moeril831/
Meruil831/
Merilt830/
Mearil830/
Merl802,799/
Merrell7713,530/
Morrill7711,471/
Merrild77666/
Merriel77129/
Marrill7797/
Mariell7727/
Meurell7724/
Moriell7712/
Meuriel778/
Meyrell774/
Merigli774/
Merriol773/
Merryll773/
Mirrill772/
Mettril771/
Merzell771/
Merrgil771/
Merréll771/
Merrilt770/
Mesrell770/
Metrell770/
Meirell770/
Moirill770/
Merrillová751/
Merel733,079/
Moril731,319/
Maril73776/
Mehrl73515/
Miril73177/
Myril73146/
Mierl73114/
Marll7385/
Meyrl7347/
Moerl7332/
Meryl7331/
Mirll7313/
Merzl7310/
Méril737/
Maerl733/
Mearl732/
Merhl732/
Merlt732/
Merrl731/
Meerl731/
Meirl730/
Merilova7130/
Meurrell713/
Meurriel712/
Marriell712/
Morriell711/
Meerrell711/
Methrell710/
Mmorrill710/
Morell6720,425/
Merlet677,183/
Moriel672,747/
Mariel671,309/
Marell67558/
Miriel67472/
Mehrle67413/
Merzel67374/
Merrel67182/
Mirell67119/
Moerel67116/
Mohril6783/
Morril6772/
Maerel6761/
Meirel6754/
Maaril6747/
Marril6740/
Myrell6738/
Mahril6737/
Meyrel6730/
Meathrell6726/
Mehrel6726/
Merryl6725/
Moehrl6714/
Myriel6711/
Misril6710/
Mierel678/
Merellová677/
Mériel677/
Meryol677/
Mairil676/
Mirril673/
Mytril672/
Merltt672/
Metrel672/
Merled671/
Mearel671/
Marihl671/
Myrgil671/
Mereld671/
Marhll671/
Marilì671/
Meurel671/
Merleh671/
Míriel671/
Moiril671/
Myrril670/
Merehl670/

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Merill Reference & Research

Merrill FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Merrill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merill
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis