Merrie Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Merrie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry'; v. Merriman. Middle English merit, mirie, and murit (Skeat).

John le Mirie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Mirie, Kent, ibid.

John Merie, Norfolk, ibid.

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Merrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
England901:619,09036,665
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland301:124,7745,666
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Merrie (5,331) may also be a first name.

Merrie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry'; v. Merriman. Middle English merit, mirie, and murit (Skeat).

John le Mirie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Mirie, Kent, ibid.

John Merie, Norfolk, ibid.

William Merrye. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1625. Baptised — Sammuell, s. Audrian Merry: St. Antholin (London).

1603. Thomas Clarke and Elts. Merry: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Thomas Mirrie was bailie of Ayr, 1607 (Ayr, p. 141), Elizabeth Mirrie is recorded there, 1656 (ibid., p. 197), and William Mirrie was "execut in ye grassmercat for murder" in 1682 (BOEC., VIII, p. 132 John Mirrie was writer in Edinburgh, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 315), and Mr. Thomas Mirrey was schoolmaster at Wandel, 1712 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gay and cheerful in disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name St. Merry is said to have been softened by the French from the personal name Merdericus. Merri is the appellation of a commune, Arrond. Argentan; and there is Mery-sur-Seine dep. Aude; but the name Merry is probably the same as Emery; from Emerick, Emericus; from Almaric, Almaricus (whence the It. Amerigo), Old German Amalrîch, Amalric, Amalrih, Amelrich, Amilrich, Amuelrich. Almaricus was a name borne by many illustrious persons, as Amalricus, King of the Visigoths, son of Alaric; Amalricus, Archbishop of Narbonne; and Almaricus, Count de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, who persecuted the Albigenses. The name seems to be from the Gotho-Teutonic amal-reich, immaculate prince, or, as some render it, sine macula potens. compare the ancient name Amalfrid, and the female names Amalfrida, Amaloberga, Amalasventa.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Merrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merrie is most common in New Zealand. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 889,654th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Merrie reside; 43 percent reside in Australasia and 43 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 92,392nd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 5,331 people.

The surname is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 37,117. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 60 percent reside, Bay of Plenty Region, where 25 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides New Zealand it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Merrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merrie has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Merrie surname expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merrie Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Merrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning $30,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning $66,962 CAD per year.

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