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Where Does The Last Name Merry Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Merry (Bengali: মেরী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻱ, Hindi: मैरी, Marathi: मॅरी, Oriya: େମରୀ) is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mèrry. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merry? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Merry is the 27,644^th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 374,623 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Merry live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. Merry is also the 8,930^th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 115,445 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,111 people, or 1 in 70,917. In The United States Merry is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 95 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 12 percent reside.

Merry Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 462 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 119 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merry Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Merry last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Merry surname are 8.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Merry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.22% more than the national average, earning 495,651 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.34% more than the national average, earning R 350,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $21,967,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,413 CAD per year.