Merritts Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

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

Merritts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merritts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:633,66951,045
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Merritts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merritts has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merritts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 554,308th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name Merritts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Merritts are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 633,669. In The United States Merritts is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Merritts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merritts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merritts last name increased 4,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merritts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merritts last name are 15.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merritts earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $38,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merritt's941/
Merrits9319/
Meritts931/
Morritts880/
Merrittz880/
Merretts880/
Merits86205/
Meerits80198/
Mergits8072/
Mesrits8030/
Merritz8025/
Marrits8016/
Morrits809/
Moritts805/
Meraits804/
Merrets801/
Meritse801/
Merrics800/
Meretts800/
Mergetts751/
Merritch751/
Morrittz750/
Merreitz750/
Morits71317/
Marits71196/
Meritz71119/
Merric7136/
Merets7128/
Mirits713/
Meritsova711/
Myrits711/
Meryts710/
Meiritz67559/
Mieritz67414/
Mesritz6770/
Meyritz6746/
Merrich6742/
Mereuts6729/
Maarits6728/
Marritz6727/
Moeritz6726/
Morritz6716/
Merretz6714/
Meretse6713/
Morittz6712/
Moretts6710/
Maeritz679/
Mariets676/
Merisci673/
Merrizz672/
Merytes671/
Mergets671/
Meriotz671/
Moriets671/
Maritsh671/
Mairits671/
Moraits671/
Mearriz671/
Mirritz670/
Mayrits670/

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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
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  • 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 Merritts
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