# Merriam (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/merriam/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,787 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,322 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 110,781 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (2,720 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merriam in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merriam in the United States.

## People named Merriam

- Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942)
- Charles Edward Merriam, American political scientist (1874-1953)
- Alan P. Merriam, American ethnomusicologist (1923–1980)
- Charlotte Merriam, American actress
- William Rush Merriam, American politician (1849–1931)

## Similar surnames

Merino, Merwin, Moreno, Moran, Marin, Marino, Morin, Marion, Mariano, Marron, Mariani, Maroney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.