Merriweather
English
Alternative forms
- Merewether, Merriwether, Merryweather
Etymology
From merry + weather, nickname for someone with a sunny disposition.
Proper noun
Merriweather (plural Merriweathers)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Merriweather is the 6989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4793 individuals. Merriweather is most common among Black/African American (88.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merriweather”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 579.