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Merritt

in South Carolina

There are 941 people with the last name "Merritt" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Merritt 552
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  1. is 548th most common Fulton
  2. is 549th most common Lamb
  3. is 550th most common Maxwell
  4. is 551st most common Cruz
  5. is 552nd most common Merritt
  6. is 553rd most common Morrow
  7. is 554th most common Hardin
  8. is 555th most common Pringle
  9. is 556th most common Ayers

Most Common First Names for Merritt

James, William, John, Michael, Robert, David, Charles, Jessica, Jerry, Kimberly

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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