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Merritt

in Rhode Island

There are 76 people with the last name "Merritt" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Merritt 1,860
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  1. is 1,856th most common Guay
  2. is 1,857th most common Kearney
  3. is 1,858th most common Lepage
  4. is 1,859th most common Mckeon
  5. is 1,860th most common Merritt
  6. is 1,861st most common Miele
  7. is 1,862nd most common Regine
  8. is 1,863rd most common Rosenberg
  9. is 1,864th most common Salois

Most Common First Names for Merritt

Scott, Alan, Gina, Joseph, Kenneth, Kristen, Michael, William

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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