How common is the surname Merrick?

8,629 people in the United States had the surname Merrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. It ranked 4,111th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Merrick?

Doris Merrick, American actress and model (1919-2019), followed by Robert Merrick.

Where is the surname Merrick most common?

Wikidata records people named Merrick in the United States.

Is the surname Merrick getting more or less common?

More common. 8,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,629 in 2010, up 3.2%.

Is Merrick also a first name?

Yes. Merrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Merrick

A Welsh surname, carried by 8,629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merrick is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

Anglicisation of Welsh Meurig.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,629 people named Merrick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,360.

#4,111

rank among US surnames

8,629

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,910)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,102	Fusco	8,650	35,693
#4,103	Parada	8,649	35,697
#4,104	Sorrell	8,641	35,730
#4,105	Hawks	8,639	35,739
#4,107	Prasad	8,638	35,743
#4,108	Romeo	8,636	35,751
#4,109	Lightfoot	8,634	35,759

Who is named Merrick

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Merrick identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merricks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Doris Merrick
American actress and model (1919-2019)
Robert Merrick
American sailor, born 1971
William Duhurst Merrick
American politician (1793-1857)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Meyrick
Myrick

Surnames that sound like Merrick

Merrick has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Merrick come from?: Anglicisation of Welsh Meurig.
How common is the surname Merrick?: 8,629 people in the United States had the surname Merrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,780 Americans. It ranked 4,111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merrick?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Merrick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Merrick?: Doris Merrick, American actress and model (1919-2019), followed by Robert Merrick.
Where is the surname Merrick most common?: Wikidata records people named Merrick in the United States.
Is the surname Merrick getting more or less common?: More common. 8,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,629 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Merrick?: Meyrick and Myrick.
Is Merrick also a first name?: Yes. Merrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.