Merrill Surname

11,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Merrill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Muriel.' From an early period there was a disposition to pronounce this name Meriel or Merrell.

Muriel Manekyn, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Miriel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Merrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,7841:8,093957
England1,2141:45,8965,781
Canada1,0561:34,8924,465
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Ecuador1251:127,2476,712
Wales831:37,2843,678
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Israel281:305,63026,425
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Guam211:7,6251,143
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Chile191:927,18319,125
Greece171:651,75273,285
Scotland151:356,92115,763
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Finland61:916,11741,832
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Panama51:782,45211,059
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Dominica21:37,946685
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Macau21:300,8151,009
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8571:28,4433,853
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,9351:3,882476

Merrill (17,596) may also be a first name.

Merrill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Muriel.' From an early period there was a disposition to pronounce this name Meriel or Merrell.

Muriel Manekyn, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Miriel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry fil. Mirield, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert fil. Muriel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas fil. Muriel, Salop, ibid.

Richard Miriel, Norfolk, ibid.

1550. Married — Jeames Meriall and Margaret Shingleton: St. Antholin (London).

1593. Buried — Nicholas Meriall: St. Peter, Cornhill.

Meryell, d. of Sir John Burton: Visit. Yorkshire 1563.

Meryell, d. of Sir Hugh Hastings: ibid.

'Merriall Saltonstall, aged 22, and her daughter Merriall, aged nine months, embarked in the Suxan for New England in the year 1635': Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

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

The French Mérel, Mériel [the stem may be the Old Teutonic *mér-, famous (Goth, mér-s = O.H.Ger. mári— Middle High German mære—= Old English mǽre); or the O.H.Ger. meri (mod. meer) = Old Saxon meri = Old English mere, sea,ocean; or Celtic,— + thedim. suff. -el, Latin -ell-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Muriel, Miriel or Merel (sea, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Merrill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merrill (Hindi: मैरिल, Marathi: मेरील, Russian: Меррилл) is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,727th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 152,122 people. The last name Merrill is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merrill live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 41,498th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 17,596 people.

Merrill is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 44,784 people, or 1 in 8,093. In The United States Merrill is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Utah, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Merrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merrill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merrill last name increased 346 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merrill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Merrill last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Merrill are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.06% registered with the party.

The amount Merrill earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning R 278,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.65% more than the national average, earning $31,249,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $48,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merriell9364/
Merrioll931/
Moerrill931/
Merrilll930/
Merril92350/
Merill92140/
Merrll925/
Merrell8613,530/
Morrill8611,471/
Merrild86666/
Merriel86129/
Marrill8697/
Meruill866/
Merriol863/
Merryll863/
Mirrill862/
Meirill862/
Merioll861/
Merrgil861/
Merréll861/
Metrill861/
Merrilt860/
Meriell860/
Mergill860/
Meerill860/
Mearill860/
Meril83815/
Merll8332/
Merrl831/
Merrillová821/
Meurrell803/
Meurriel802/
Marriell802/
Morriell801/
Meerrell801/
Mmorrill800/
Meriel77901/
Marill77509/
Mergil77239/
Merrel77182/
Merell77170/
Merzil77131/
Metril7777/
Morril7772/
Morill7770/
Marril7740/
Myrill7725/
Merryl7725/
Meriol7714/
Maeril7712/
Meryll777/
Merilh774/
Mirril773/
Mirill773/
Meiril771/
Moeril771/
Meruil771/
Merilt770/
Mearil770/
Myrril770/
Merl732,799/
Morrell7126,694/
Marriel71621/
Marrell71227/
Morriel7169/
Mariell7127/
Meurell7124/
Mirrell7119/
Moriell7112/
Merreel719/
Meuriel718/
Meyrell714/
Merrellová714/
Merigli714/
Mirriel712/
Mettril711/
Merzell711/
Myrrell711/
Meirrel711/
Mesrell710/
Metrell710/
Meirell710/
Moirill710/
Merreld710/
Merel673,079/
Moril671,319/
Maril67776/
Mehrl67515/
Miril67177/
Myril67146/
Mierl67114/
Marll6785/
Meyrl6747/
Moerl6732/
Meryl6731/
Merilova6730/
Mirll6713/
Merzl6710/
Méril677/
Marrl675/
Maerl673/
Mearl672/
Merhl672/
Morrelll672/
Merlt672/
Marreell671/
Marruell671/
Meerl671/
Methrell670/
Myrrl670/
Morreell670/
Meirl670/

Merrill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merrill in the Hindi language
मैरिलmairila-
Merrill in the Marathi language
मेरीलmerila50
मेररीलmerarila25
मॅरेलmerela25
Merrill in the Russian language
Мерриллmerrill-

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Merrill Reference & Research

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