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

The surname Merton (Arabic: مرتون, Russian: Мертон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 177,383^rd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,021,371 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Merton reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merton is also the 116,090^th most widespread first name on earth, held by 3,691 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 713 people, or 1 in 508,358. In The United States Merton is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Merton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 513 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merton last name are 2.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Merton earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.24% less than the national average, earning 258,742 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning R 213,372 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $48,566 CAD per year.