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Merritt

in Iowa

There are 370 people with the last name "Merritt" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Merritt 760
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  1. is 756th most common Frey
  2. is 757th most common Heller
  3. is 758th most common Houston
  4. is 759th most common Dietz
  5. is 760th most common Merritt
  6. is 761st most common Claussen
  7. is 762nd most common Daugherty
  8. is 763rd most common Farley
  9. is 764th most common Bachman

Most Common First Names for Merritt

Robert, William, Richard, James, Michael, David, John, Chris, Elizabeth, Barbara

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. habitational name from Merriott in Somerset, named in Old English as ‘boundary gate’ or ‘mare gate’, from (ge)mǣre ‘boundary’ or miere ‘mare’ + geat ‘gate’.
  • 2. variant (as a result of hypercorrection) of Marriott, or of Marryat, which is from a Middle English personal name, Meryet, Old English Mǣrgēat, composed of the element mǣr ‘boundary’ + the tribal name Gēat (see Joslin).

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    Robert Merritt, IA (8 searches)
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