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Merritt

in North Carolina

There are 2,360 people with the last name "Merritt" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Merritt 422
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  1. is 418th most common Galloway
  2. is 419th most common Rouse
  3. is 420th most common Hoffman
  4. is 421st most common Starnes
  5. is 422nd most common Merritt
  6. is 423rd most common Shepherd
  7. is 424th most common Morrow
  8. is 425th most common Deal
  9. is 426th most common Hardin

Most Common First Names for Merritt

James, John, David, William, Michael, Charles, Robert, Mary, Richard, Thomas

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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