Merrit
English
Etymology
Variant of Merritt.
Proper noun
Merrit (plural Merrits)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Merrit is the 36154th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Merrit is most common among White (62.26%) and Black/African American (32.42%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merrit”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN