Meryon Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Meryon Surname Definition:

The French Mérion: v. under Merrell and + the diminutive suff. -on.

Meryon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Israel191:450,40234,739
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Meryon (306) may also be a first name.

Meryon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Mérion: v. under Merrell and + the diminutive suff. -on.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family settled at Rye, co. Sussex, in the latter part of the XVII. century, as French Protestant refugees. The original name Merignan, has passed through the several orthographies of Mirinian, Merian, and Meryon. Holloway's Bye, p. 583.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Meryon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meryon is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meryon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Meryon is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Meryon are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Meryon is also the 503,193rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 306 people.

The last name Meryon is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is mostly found in: Somerset, where 33 percent are found, West Midlands, where 22 percent are found and Greater London, where 17 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 33 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Meryon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meryon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Meryon surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merayon9213/
Meryn9156/
Maryon83758/
Merion83384/
Merzyn83144/
Meryan8354/
Meryna8343/
Mehryn8339/
Meryng8316/
Merryn8310/
Mereon8310/
Miryon831/
Meroen831/
Moryon831/
Merjon831/
Mern8070/
Mheryan771,354/
Merrion77557/
Mgeryan77239/
Meryang7739/
Mehryan7733/
Mehrion7733/
Meirion7719/
Mearion7712/
Merijon7710/
Meryand779/
Mirayon779/
Mehryna779/
Merejon773/
Meryann772/
Merzyan771/
Merryna771/
Mergeon771/
Merione771/
Meryane771/
Morryon771/
Moryhon770/
Meiryan770/
Mereoin770/
Merryan770/
Merin739,353/
Meren731,728/
Merne73731/
Mearn7385/
Miryn7337/
Myryn7323/
Merín7322/
Merng7317/
Meurn7314/
Merym735/
Meern735/
Merrn732/
Mehrn731/
Mesrn731/
Mernø731/
Mernn730/
Mernt730/
Meyrn730/
Merynova71205/
Metrione7156/
Meheryan7127/
Mairayon7111/
Merayyan7110/
Mereyian716/
Meirynck712/
Merryann711/
Merjoune711/
Meroiyan711/
Mehrjyan711/
Meheryna711/
Mereiyan711/
Merryane711/
Marion6750,736/
Merina676,205/
Maryan675,754/
Mering672,829/
Mehrin672,106/
Merrin671,716/
Mehren671,312/
Merian671,254/
Mergin671,088/
Meryam671,043/
Meurin67932/
Merren67883/
Merjan67546/
Mereng67542/
Merien67444/
Morion67407/
Morjon67396/
Myhryn67340/
Mirion67254/
Marjon67250/
Meuren67247/
Miryan67179/
Meeren67137/
Moryan67115/
Merzin67109/
Merean67103/
Metrin6779/
Meiren6745/
Meryanova6744/
Meraen6742/
Mereen6733/
Meirin6727/
Mearegion6725/
Mearin6720/
Myryna6720/
Meyren6719/
Hmyryn6718/
Meerin6716/
Mieren6715/
Merent6714/
Merind6713/
Myrzyn6713/
Mernøe6711/
Merend6711/
Mesrin679/
Merenc679/
Meyrin678/
Mareon678/
Mytryn677/
Metren676/
Mesrojian675/
Moreon675/
Merzen675/
Merrym675/
Mergne675/
Mearne674/
Meruin674/
Mierin673/
Mehrén673/
Mernck672/
Meriën672/
Merryanne672/
Mernng671/
Merntt671/
Mgeren671/
Míryan671/
Merenn671/
Merián671/
Mejrin671/
Mesrne671/
Myryan671/
Mejren671/
Mehryasin671/
Merjom671/
Merijn671/
Meruen671/
Mairyn671/
Mearen670/
Meriom670/
Merinn670/

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