Merritte Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Merritte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Merritté (1) are calculated separately.
Merritte (27) may also be a first name.
Merritte Demographics
Average Merritte Salary in
United States
$36,965 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merritte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merritte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merritte occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Merritté. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merritte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merritte is the 868,551st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merritte live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Merritte is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename internationally, held by 27 people.
Merritte is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States Merritte is most frequent in: Maryland, where 22 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Merritte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Merritte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merritte surname increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merritte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merritte surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.42% being registered with the party.
Merritte earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $36,965 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merritte
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