# Merrick (surname)

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

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,629 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,111 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,780 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (8,360 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Meyrick, Myrick |

## Etymology

Anglicisation of Welsh Meurig.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merrick 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merrick in the United States.

## People named Merrick

- Doris Merrick, American actress and model (1919-2019)
- Robert Merrick, American sailor
- William Duhurst Merrick, American politician (1793-1857)

## Similar surnames

Myrick, Merck, Mercy, Morris, Myers, Marsh, Meyers, Marks, Morse, Mares, Mark, Morrissey.

## 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.