Mery Surname

19,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry'; v. Merriman. Middle English merit, mirie, and murit (Skeat).

John le Mirie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Mirie, Kent, ibid.

John Merie, Norfolk, ibid.

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Mery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq7,3311:4,777478
Morocco4,3621:7,9041,032
France3,9121:16,9791,858
Chile2,4441:7,208753
Mauritania1,5141:2,705333
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Indonesia1,4041:94,1959,833
India1,1791:650,60730,717
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Yemen6141:43,0383,635
United States5601:647,24851,938
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Haiti2621:40,7782,620
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Ivory Coast1591:145,1026,841
Colombia1501:318,4945,886
Mexico1371:906,03112,440
Peru1221:260,52610,530
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Australia731:369,80430,692
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Spain561:834,85833,799
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Austria451:189,23224,045
Canada451:818,79163,991
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Jordan321:276,32610,740
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Algeria181:2,146,19743,941
England181:3,095,448105,421
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Finland141:392,62226,475
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Panama121:326,0227,351
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Israel91:950,84857,975
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

The alternate forms: Méry (544) are calculated separately.

Mery (230,826) may also be a first name.

Mery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the merry'; v. Merriman. Middle English merit, mirie, and murit (Skeat).

John le Mirie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Mirie, Kent, ibid.

John Merie, Norfolk, ibid.

William Merrye. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1625. Baptised — Sammuell, s. Audrian Merry: St. Antholin (London).

1603. Thomas Clarke and Elts. Merry: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

Thomas Mirrie was bailie of Ayr, 1607 (Ayr, p. 141), Elizabeth Mirrie is recorded there, 1656 (ibid., p. 197), and William Mirrie was "execut in ye grassmercat for murder" in 1682 (BOEC., VIII, p. 132 John Mirrie was writer in Edinburgh, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 315), and Mr. Thomas Mirrey was schoolmaster at Wandel, 1712 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gay and cheerful in disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name St. Merry is said to have been softened by the French from the personal name Merdericus. Merri is the appellation of a commune, Arrond. Argentan; and there is Mery-sur-Seine dep. Aude; but the name Merry is probably the same as Emery; from Emerick, Emericus; from Almaric, Almaricus (whence the It. Amerigo), Old German Amalrîch, Amalric, Amalrih, Amelrich, Amilrich, Amuelrich. Almaricus was a name borne by many illustrious persons, as Amalricus, King of the Visigoths, son of Alaric; Amalricus, Archbishop of Narbonne; and Almaricus, Count de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, who persecuted the Albigenses. The name seems to be from the Gotho-Teutonic amal-reich, immaculate prince, or, as some render it, sine macula potens. compare the ancient name Amalfrid, and the female names Amalfrida, Amaloberga, Amalasventa.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mery Last Name Facts

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

Mery (Bengali: মেরী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻱ, Hindi: मेरी, Oriya: େମରୀ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Méry. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mery? popularity and diffusion

Mery is the 19,259th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 255,229 people. The surname Mery is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Mery live; 29 percent live in West Asia and 26 percent live in Levant. Mery is also the 4,547th most widespread first name in the world, held by 230,826 people.

Mery is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 7,331 people, or 1 in 4,777. Excluding Iraq this surname exists in 96 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 15 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Mery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mery last name rose 528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mery are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mery earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 239.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,891 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.99% more than the national average, earning $34,277,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $45,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méry92544/
Merry8919,453/
Metry895,037/
Meriy893,115/
Meryt892,859/
Meray892,093/
Meryo891,380/
Meury891,292/
Merey891,257/
Merhy891,159/
Meroy89538/
Meryz89321/
Moery89274/
Mehry89256/
Meary89204/
Merys89100/
Merzy8976/
Meery8971/
Miery8969/
Meiry8966/
Maery8963/
Mesry8951/
Meryy8924/
Meryi898/
Hmery895/
Mhery892/
Mejry891/
Meryh891/
Meryś891/
Meyry890/
Meraiy80546/
Meiray80507/
Merrey80369/
Mergey80231/
Meraya80141/
Mettry8094/
Metrey8085/
Mesrey8052/
Merhey8034/
Methry8029/
Meuray8029/
Meurey8026/
Merzey8026/
Mehray8018/
Merhiy8017/
Merzay8017/
Merych8016/
Merrys8011/
Merzhy8011/
Metray8011/
Merray809/
Meitry808/
Mesray808/
Mehryi806/
Meirys805/
Meraay804/
Merhay804/
Mereyd804/
Mieray803/
Meerry803/
Merauy802/
Mehtry802/
Mierry802/
Merays802/
Merahy802/
Meiryo802/
Mearey801/
Maehry801/
Maeray801/
Meerey801/
Meriey801/
Mehrey801/
Merayh801/
Meyrys801/
Meeray801/
Mierey801/
Merhoy801/
Merryy801/
Mergiy801/
Mehryy801/
Mearay800/
Meryts800/
Merroy800/
Mera75150,882/
Mary75139,628/
Meri7525,054/
Mere7523,753/
Mory7512,191/
Miry75929/
Meré7537/
Myry7526/
Merí754/
Merj752/
Merá751/
Merè751/
Metrysh7358/
Merzhyi7322/
Mettray7320/
Mettrey7314/
Methray7313/
Mehrysh7313/
Methriy736/
Mehtrey736/
Merzhey736/
Merzhiy735/
Methrey735/
Meethry733/
Mergahy733/
Meitrey732/
Merraya732/
Mergaya732/
Mehetry731/
Meytrey731/
Merrytt731/
Mhetray731/
Mhetrey731/
Meherry731/
Meerays731/
Meihtry731/
Mesrooy731/
Mehesry731/
Meeraay731/
Meurray730/
Meira6752,622/
Mehri6745,814/
Morey6731,108/
Meraj6726,446/
Metri6724,683/
Meriç6719,576/
Merid6717,733/
Marey6715,510/
Merhi6713,105/
Mereu6713,059/
Maray6710,621/
Mmary678,656/
Meera676,670/
Merza676,386/
Mered676,313/
Marry676,254/
Mitry675,824/
Mehre675,673/
Miere675,192/
Moray675,044/
Mhere674,893/
Mesri674,158/
Meres673,335/
Maere673,179/
Merai672,888/
Merha672,676/
Miera672,625/
Metre672,329/
Mejri672,308/
Meire672,176/
Merit671,851/
Meere671,799/
Maheiray671,644/
Meara671,593/
Merez671,553/
Meris671,462/
Moroy671,361/
Merra671,333/
Merzi671,244/
Meret671,238/
Merri671,118/
Maeri67978/
Merie67959/
Meroi67865/
Mgeri67859/
Merei67846/
Meyre67824/
Merer67785/
Morry67771/
Merge67742/
Maroy67723/
Meiri67597/
Meraa67570/
Mirey67490/
Merio67464/
Moeri67460/
Mairy67447/
Miray67443/
Mirer67433/
Mhera67430/
Merih67393/
Miroy67379/
Misry67368/
Mmera67362/
Marøy67348/
Merea67344/
Meriz67311/
Merre67297/
Mirys67279/
Mahry67263/
Miryo67260/
Merep67248/
Mieri67243/
Mergi67238/
Merii67229/
Meure67198/
Meare67177/
Moere67165/
Myrer67161/
Meree67156/
Meeri67147/
Maary67147/
Meyra67128/
Marhy67127/
Mmere67125/
Merhe67121/
Mayry67105/
Mérey67103/
Mohry67101/
Mesre6799/
Métry6797/
Merje6789/
Mereh6788/
Morhy6784/
Moiry6780/
'Mere6767/
Merze6763/
Maruy6755/
Merip6752/
Mäyry6750/
Meuri6747/
Miriy6743/
Méray6743/
Merij6741/
Mörer6739/
Mörey6735/
Meroa6733/
Mereț6730/
Mheri6726/
Mmeri6726/
Mereć6726/
Muiry6724/
Myray6724/
Meari6723/
Meyri6719/
Merej6716/
Mereš6716/
Mgere6714/
Meroj6714/
Mejra6714/
Mirry6711/
Merui679/
Merré677/
Majry675/
Mirzy675/
Mhiry675/
Mérer675/
Meruj674/
Miory674/
Miryi673/
Meerj672/
Mhary672/
Myrry672/
Mereyová672/
Maróy672/
Mirhy672/
Merhj672/
Merahaya671/
Moruy671/
Myhry671/
Mytry671/
Mereyova671/
Hmera671/
Mearj671/
Mmory671/
Meiré671/
Merayová671/
Merýç671/
Merșa671/
Mereś671/
Mereş671/
Mereţ671/
Märry671/
Mèrry671/
Myroy671/
Merãe671/
Merjp671/
Mhory671/
Meurrahy671/
Hmeri671/
Myrey670/

Mery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mery in the Hindi language
मेरीmeri-
Mery in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻱmry83.33
ﻣﺮﻯmry14.85
ﻣﻴﺮﻱmyry0.61
ﺍﻣﺮﻱamry0.3
ﻣﻮﺭﻱmwry0.3
ﻣﻮﺭﻯmwry0.3
ﻣﻴﺮmyr0.3
Mery in the Oriya language
େମରୀemari79.21
େମରିemari16.84
ସେରsera2.11
କିେରାkiera0.26
ହେରାhera0.26
Mery in the Bengali language
মেরীmeri66.67
মেরিmeri33.33

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