Merritte Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merritte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merritte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Merritté (1) are calculated separately.

Merritte (27) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merritté961/
Merriotte945/
Merriette942/
Merreitte940/
Merritt9373,044/
Meritte9340/
Merrite9310/
Merritteth890/
Merriott88985/
Merriett88352/
Merrette8848/
Meriotte8824/
Merratte885/
Merreite882/
Mearritt881/
Merritti881/
Meriette881/
Merritth881/
Merrritt881/
Merrittt880/
Meritt861,016/
Merrit86734/
Merite86149/
Marriette8262/
Merrithey8223/
D'Merritt822/
Merritheu821/
Marriëtte821/
Merittech821/
Merrietta820/
Merrither820/
Merrett805,937/
Merette80970/
Meritei80943/
Meritet80320/
Meriste80178/
Mearite8055/
Merriot8054/
Merrity8028/
Meritie8016/
Merrith8015/
Meritta8015/
Meritee8013/
Merriet8010/
Maritte809/
Meriott806/
Meriter806/
Merites805/
Merriti803/
Meritez803/
Meratte802/
Mearitt802/
Meritti802/
Merrete802/
Meriteh802/
Metritt801/
Mirritt801/
Merrytt801/
Moritte801/
Marrite801/
Mereite801/
Merrait801/
Meriett800/
Meyrite800/
Meiritt800/
Mearrit800/
Meritty800/
Merrita800/
Meroitt800/
Meeritt800/
Merit771,851/
Mariette757,832/
Metriter75321/
Maruitte75123/
Moriette75112/
Morritti7584/
Meurette7550/
Marrette7541/
Morrette7532/
Merridth7513/
Mereiter753/
Mariëtte753/
Merietta752/
Meiraitt752/
Mirriett751/
Merrithy751/
Meraitti751/
Merister751/
Meriotti751/
Meiraite751/
Merietti751/
Meraiote751/
Mierette751/
Merretts750/
Merrioth750/
Merryott750/
Marritty750/
Merretty750/
Merreitz750/
Merreett750/
Merretti750/
Merrettt750/
Meariott750/
Merzitti750/
Merrieti750/
Merete713,775/
Meried711,784/
Marite711,289/
Meriot71695/
Merita71552/
Merret71544/
Morite71529/
Meerit71212/
Merate71151/
Merett71135/
Merity71121/
Meriti7185/
Merith7150/
Meriet7147/
Mergit7132/
Merred7113/
Mérite714/
Meridt714/
Mearit711/
Meitroitt711/
Merrid711/
Merait711/
Mirite711/
Meherette711/
Marrietty711/
Meurit711/
Merute711/
Miritt710/
Meyryette710/
Morrettie710/
Merretith710/
Merretttt710/
Meridteth710/
Morette671,889/
Marette671,354/
Maraite67529/
Meretta67254/
Mejrhit67239/
Meretei67152/
Meirita67131/
Meridth6798/
Moritie6783/
Meretti6779/
Merryta6778/
Meurett6772/
Merytty6758/
Mariete6754/
Meritis6749/
Moraite6742/
Merétei6735/
Maritti6734/
Meritha6734/
Moritti6732/
Mérette6728/
Meroiti6727/
Mereste6727/
Mehrete6725/
Merreta6723/
Merétey6722/
Morrete6721/
Mirrett6718/
Mearett6715/
Marrete6715/
Merretz6714/
Merethe6712/
Mereith6710/
Marriti6710/
Marithe679/
Miroite679/
Meirate679/
Meritiz679/
Mesrete679/
Merzita678/
Meritoi678/
Maarite678/
Mareite678/
Mirişte678/
Meritai676/
Moreite676/
Meruthe675/
Mirette675/
Meerith675/
Meyrita674/
Meraits674/
Miriste674/
Meeriot674/
Merathe673/
Metrete673/
Morriti673/
Maruite673/
Meyrith673/
Merettd672/
Meritay672/
Meritoy672/
Méritet672/
Maritei672/
Maritie672/
Meretie672/
Meritjs672/
Merreth671/
Meeriti671/
Maritea671/
Mierete671/
Mehtretter671/
Meirith671/
Merreti671/
Mergett671/
Merieth671/
Merithd671/
Moriete671/
Meraita671/
Meirete671/
Mettret671/
Meraiti671/
Merütei671/
Meroute671/
Mereute671/
Merrets671/
Miritei671/
Mettred671/
Mereate671/
Merieta671/
Meiriti671/
Mereteh671/
Merytes671/
Myrette670/
Moritey670/
Meurete670/
Meryott670/
Merhute670/
Meretts670/
Meriety670/
Maritey670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merritte
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