Merren Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Merren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:764,68159,530
Honduras1581:55,8001,316
Cayman Islands1231:51981
England451:1,238,17956,985
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Merren (143) may also be a first name.

Merren Last Name Facts

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

Merren is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 398,612th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Merren reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 143 people.

The surname Merren is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 764,681. In The United States Merren is most frequent in: Michigan, where 35 percent reside, Texas, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Honduras, where 18 percent reside and The Cayman Islands, where 14 percent reside.

Merren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merren are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

Merren earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,807 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrien922,442/
Merrent929/
Maerren922/
Merreng921/
Meren911,728/
Merrn912/
Mhearren861/
Merrienn860/
Morren833,700/
Marren832,502/
Merrin831,716/
Mehren831,312/
Mereng83542/
Merien83444/
Meuren83247/
Meeren83137/
Maeren83115/
Mirren83114/
Merrem8395/
Meiren8345/
Meraen8342/
Mereen8333/
Moeren8323/
Meyren8319/
Mieren8315/
Merent8314/
Merend8311/
Merryn8310/
Merenc839/
Metren836/
Merzen835/
Mgeren831/
Merenn831/
Meroen831/
Mejren831/
Meruen831/
Mearen830/
Mern8070/
Merrion77557/
Merring77385/
Meireen77383/
Morrien77263/
Merrina77145/
Maerien77140/
Merenne77138/
Maehren77134/
Marrien7726/
Mhetren7725/
Meurien776/
Moehren775/
Meerrnd773/
Morreen772/
Marreen772/
Marrren772/
Mehrien772/
Meireng772/
Methren771/
Mearesn771/
Merryna771/
Mmeremn771/
Meyrene771/
Meirene771/
Meirien771/
Mejhren771/
Mehraen771/
Merrrem771/
Mehrrin771/
Marruen771/
Morraen770/
Merin739,353/
Merem739,175/
Maren735,535/
Moren734,267/
Myren731,813/
Merne73731/
Miren73153/
Mearn7385/
Meryn7356/
Marrn7339/
Morrn7334/
Merín7322/
Mrenh7321/
Merng7317/
Meurn7314/
Meern735/
Mören733/
Mrene732/
Mehrn731/
Mesrn731/
Maern731/
Mernø731/
Mereń731/
Mernn730/
Moern730/
Mernt730/
Meyrn730/
Merenova71185/
Mergehen7145/
Merengue7140/
Merrintt713/
Meirring712/
Meereesn712/
Merrinng711/
Mherring711/
Marien678,398/
Merina676,205/
Morrin672,924/
Mering672,829/
Meyrem672,746/
Mehrin672,106/
Mohren671,299/
Marrin671,150/
Myhren671,114/
Mergin671,088/
Meurin67932/
Mayren67809/
Morien67658/
Merion67384/
Mareen67356/
Mmerem67281/
Myrene67277/
Myreng67227/
Mairen67191/
Myrehn67177/
Maruen67159/
Moreen67151/
Maaren67148/
Merzyn67144/
Mahren67120/
Merzin67109/
Metrin6779/
Möhren6778/
Mähren6775/
Maroen6769/
Mergehenn6758/
Meryon6757/
Moiren6743/
Meryna6743/
Mehryn6739/
Marehn6734/
Misren6728/
Meirin6727/
Mearin6720/
Mitren6719/
Marenn6718/
Meerin6716/
Meryng6716/
Mirzen6715/
Marøen6715/
Mesrem6714/
Maerin6714/
Merind6713/
Mernøe6711/
Myreen6711/
Myrent6710/
Mireng6710/
Mesrin679/
Merrim679/
Meyrin678/
Mehrenova676/
Merrym675/
Mytren675/
Mergne675/
Moerin675/
Marïen675/
Mirrin674/
Mirien674/
Maraen674/
Mearne674/
Meruin674/
Mierin673/
Mirrem673/
Mhyren673/
Majren673/
Miroen673/
Muiren673/
Mehrén673/
Mihren673/
Mernck672/
Meirem672/
Mireen672/
Meriën672/
Morenn672/
Mernng671/
Merntt671/
Marrën671/
Marrín671/
Maïren671/
Meerem671/
Mijren671/
Miereń671/
Myrhen671/
Mejrin671/
Mesrne671/
Merijn671/
Mhrenh671/
Moraen670/
Merinn670/
Mrehne670/

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