Merington Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Merington Surname Definition:

A parish in Durham.

Merington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Merington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Merington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merington (Russian: Мерингтон) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Merington reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Merington is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 54 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and Louisiana, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Merington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merington last name expanded 130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merington Last Name Statistics demography

Merington earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrington951,572/
Meirington951/
Mearington950/
Marington891/
Morington890/
Marrington84320/
Mirrington8459/
Morrington843/
Meiringtom842/
Merrengton842/
Mharrington801/

Merington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merington in the Russian language
Мерингтонmerington-

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Footnotes

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