Merril Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Merril Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:85,1168,873

Merril (3,133) may also be a first name.

Merril Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merril (Marathi: मेरील) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merril? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Merril live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 128,628th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 3,133 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Merril occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Merril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merril has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merril last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merril Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merril last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Merril earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $36,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.9% less than the national average, earning $40,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrill9247,906/
Merrild92666/
Merriel92129/
Merriol923/
Merrgil921/
Merrilt920/
Meril91815/
Merrl911/
Merriell8664/
Meurriel862/
Merrioll861/
Moerrill861/
Merrilll860/
Meriel83901/
Mergil83239/
Merrel83182/
Merill83140/
Merzil83131/
Metril8377/
Morril8372/
Marril8340/
Merryl8325/
Meriol8314/
Maeril8312/
Merrll835/
Merilh834/
Mirril833/
Meiril831/
Moeril831/
Meruil831/
Merilt830/
Mearil830/
Myrril830/
Merl802,799/
Merrell7713,530/
Morrill7711,471/
Marriel77621/
Marrill7797/
Morriel7769/
Merreel779/
Meuriel778/
Meruill776/
Merigli774/
Merryll773/
Mirrill772/
Meirill772/
Mirriel772/
Mettril771/
Merioll771/
Merréll771/
Metrill771/
Meirrel771/
Meriell770/
Mergill770/
Meerill770/
Mearill770/
Merreld770/
Merrillová751/
Merel733,079/
Moril731,319/
Maril73776/
Mehrl73515/
Miril73177/
Myril73146/
Mierl73114/
Meyrl7347/
Moerl7332/
Merll7332/
Meryl7331/
Merzl7310/
Méril737/
Marrl735/
Maerl733/
Mearl732/
Merhl732/
Merlt732/
Meerl731/
Myrrl730/
Meirl730/
Merilova7130/
Meurrell713/
Marriell712/
Morriell711/
Meerrell711/
Mmorrill710/
Merlet677,183/
Moriel672,747/
Mariel671,309/
Morrel67519/
Marill67509/
Miriel67472/
Mehrle67413/
Merzel67374/
Marrel67321/
Merell67170/
Moerel67116/
Mohril6783/
Morill6770/
Maerel6761/
Meirel6754/
Maaril6747/
Mahril6737/
Meyrel6730/
Mehrel6726/
Myrill6725/
Moehrl6714/
Merrelová6711/
Myriel6711/
Misril6710/
Mierel678/
Meryll677/
Mériel677/
Meryol677/
Mairil676/
Mirill673/
Mirrel673/
Mytril672/
Merltt672/
Metrel672/
Merled671/
Mearel671/
Marihl671/
Myrgil671/
Myrrel671/
Mereld671/
Marilì671/
Meurel671/
Merleh671/
Merrelova671/
Míriel671/
Moiril671/
Merehl670/

Merril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merril in the Marathi language
मेरीलmerila-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merril
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