Merison Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Merison Surname Definition:

1 Merry’s Son: v. Merry.

2 Merrick’s Son: v. Merrick.

3 Mary’s Son.

Merison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:316,58023,688
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Merison (357) may also be a first name.

Merison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Merry’s Son: v. Merry.

2 Merrick’s Son: v. Merrick.

3 Mary’s Son.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Merison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merison (Russian: Мерисон) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merison? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Merison are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Merison is also the 461,021st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 357 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 316,580. In England Merison is most frequent in: Greater London, where 34 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent live and West Sussex, where 12 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Merison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merison has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Merison last name increased 926 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merison Last Name Statistics demography

Merison earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning $33,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merison in the Russian language
Мерисонmerison-

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