as a Last Name
- 7,256
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Merino
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: occupational or status name from Spanish merino, the title of a royal or seigneurial functionary who had wide legal and military jurisdiction over a district. The word is from Late Latin maiorinus, a derivative of maior. Compare Mayer and Mayoral.
| 4,874th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,256
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Merino per capita
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