Merret Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Merret Surname Definition:
The French Méret [the stem is the same as in Merrell (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -et]
Merret Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 470 | 1:141,325 | 21,766 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 1:269,993 | 21,996 |
Merret (83) may also be a first name.
Merret Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French Méret [the stem is the same as in Merrell (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -et]
Merret Demographics
Average Merret Salary in
United States
$48,297 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merret Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merret Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merret has its highest incidence in France. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merret? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 577,768th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Merret reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most common forename on earth, borne by 83 people.
The last name Merret is most common in France, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 141,325. In France Merret is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 64 percent live, Île-de-France, where 25 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 3 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Merret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Merret has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merret Last Name Statistics demography
Merret earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,297 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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