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Merritt

in New Jersey

There are 616 people with the last name "Merritt" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
Merritt 1,189
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  1. is 1,185th most common Conner
  2. is 1,186th most common Mcpherson
  3. is 1,187th most common Ernst
  4. is 1,188th most common Hendrickson
  5. is 1,189th most common Merritt
  6. is 1,190th most common Morse
  7. is 1,191st most common Tracy
  8. is 1,192nd most common Freedman
  9. is 1,193rd most common Fritz

Most Common First Names for Merritt

William, Robert, James, Michael, John, Donald, Gregory, Stephen, David, Margaret

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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