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Merritt

in Mississippi

There are 633 people with the last name "Merritt" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

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Merritt 567
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  1. is 563rd most common Ryan
  2. is 564th most common Hogan
  3. is 565th most common Kendrick
  4. is 566th most common Loper
  5. is 567th most common Merritt
  6. is 568th most common Bruce
  7. is 569th most common Greene
  8. is 570th most common Hollis
  9. is 571st most common Martinez

Most Common First Names for Merritt

William, James, Mary, John, Michael, Robert, Sandra, Elizabeth, Joseph, Bobby

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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    William Merritt, MS (9 searches)
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