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

The surname Merrylees is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Merrylees.

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

Merrylees is the 455,289^th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The last name Merrylees occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Merrylees live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 78,476. In Australia Merrylees is mostly found in: Victoria, where 69 percent are found, New South Wales, where 18 percent are found and Queensland, where 8 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Merrylees Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Merrylees has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Merrylees last name increased 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merrylees Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merrylees last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Merrylees earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning $54,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% less than the national average, earning $44,573 CAD per year.