Merrins Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Merrins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merrins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:66,3234,252
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England151:3,714,537119,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Merrins Last Name Facts

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

Merrins is found most in Ireland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Merrins live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Merrins is most numerous in Ireland, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 66,323. In Ireland Merrins is primarily found in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Other than Ireland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Merrins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merrins has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname increased 209 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merrins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merrins surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Merrins earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merins9217/
Mierins8698/
Marrins8669/
Merrims8640/
Mergins8632/
Merrens8627/
Meriens868/
Morrins868/
Metrins863/
Meerins862/
Meirins862/
Mehrins860/
Merns8318/
Meurrens80573/
Morriens802/
Moerihns801/
Marins7728,282/
Mearns774,171/
Merens77630/
Merims7798/
Morins7776/
Mirins772/
Meirns772/
Merinç771/
Mernns770/
Mehrens711,607/
Meurens71193/
Morrens71119/
Mariens71113/
Meirens7193/
Meerens7168/
Mairins7166/
Marijns7146/
Mariëns7131/
Marrens7119/
Maerens7115/
Merense7112/
Moerens7110/
Moriens719/
Marinss711/
Mierens711/
Merince711/
Mitrins711/
Maarins711/
Mernsch710/
Marinns710/
Morns67202/
Marns67151/
Meirense674/
Mirns672/
Marinsch671/
Merrence670/
Merrench670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merrins
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