Merryman Surname

86,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Merryman Surname Definition:

'I charge thee, tender well my hounds: Trash Merriman, the poor cur is emboss'd.

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Merryman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3481:67,7757,885
England1521:366,56626,048
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Grenada81:13,567908
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Wales641:24,5071,407
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0541:47,6465,452

Merryman (54) may also be a first name.

Merryman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry man,' one of a joyous, festive disposition. In proof of the familiarity of this sobriquet I may remind the reader of the dog's name in the Taming of the Shrew:

'I charge thee, tender well my hounds: Trash Merriman, the poor cur is emboss'd.'

For an opposite characteristic, v. Muddeman.

Adam Myryman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Merryman. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

John Meryman, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

Gerard Merriman, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1684. Married — John Merryman and Hester Poole: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1778. — Thomas lesson and Mary Merryman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry man'; v. Merriman.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Gay Fellow [v. Merry, and + man]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A gay or pleasant man; one who followed a knight or outlaw.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Merriman is an old Wilts name now rare in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Merryman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merryman (Arabic: ماريمان) is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merryman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merryman is the 86,018th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,300,419 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Merryman live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Merryman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,348 people, or 1 in 67,775. In The United States Merryman is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Merryman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merryman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merryman surname increased 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Merryman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Merryman last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merryman surname are 16.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merryman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.21% less than the national average, earning R 37,524 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $55,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merryman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merryman in the Arabic language
ماريمانmaryman-

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