Merrington Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Merrington Surname Definition:

A parish in Durham.

Merrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7051:79,0338,835
South Africa5761:94,05911,495
Australia1521:177,60318,018
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:103,72510,383
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Merrington (17) may also be a first name.

Merrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham, Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Merrington Last Name Facts

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

Merrington occurs most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 251,891st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Merrington live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Merrington is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 79,033. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside, Durham, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Merrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merrington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Merrington last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merrington Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Merrington last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merrington earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.43% more than the national average, earning R 357,480 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.45% more than the national average, earning $78,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merington9519/
Marrington90320/
Mirrington9059/
Morrington903/
Merrengton902/
Meirington901/
Mearington900/
Mharrington861/
Marington841/
Morington840/
Meiringtom802/

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