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Where Does The Last Name Merrifield Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Merrifield occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrifield? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Merrifield is the 67,306^th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 985,336 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Merrifield reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The surname Merrifield is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,816 people, or 1 in 75,261. In The United States Merrifield is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Merrifield is found in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Merrifield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merrifield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merrifield surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 777 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 136 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merrifield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Merrifield last name is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merrifield surname are 14.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merrifield earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.59% more than the national average, earning R 319,848 per year; in United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,040 CAD per year.