How common is the surname Merriman?

9,085 people in the United States had the surname Merriman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,984 Americans. It ranked 3,908th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Merriman?

Ryan Merriman, American actor, followed by Shawne Merriman.

Where is the surname Merriman most common?

Wikidata records people named Merriman in the United States.

Is the surname Merriman getting more or less common?

More common. 8,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,085 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Merriman

A surname, carried by 9,085 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merriman is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,085 people named Merriman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,984 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,656.

#3,908

rank among US surnames

9,085

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #3,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,899	Slocum	9,102	33,921
#3,900	Smail	9,097	33,939
#3,901	Hoke	9,096	33,943
#3,902	Leong	9,094	33,950
#3,903	Lawless	9,093	33,954
#3,904	Ruby	9,091	33,962
#3,906	Sander	9,090	33,965

Who is named Merriman

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

89% of people named Merriman identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merrimans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Merriman
American actor, born 1983
Shawne Merriman
American football player (born 1984)
Nan Merriman
American operatic mezzo-soprano singer, 1920–2012

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Merriman

Merriman has the Soundex code M655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M655.

Questions

How common is the surname Merriman?: 9,085 people in the United States had the surname Merriman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,984 Americans. It ranked 3,908th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merriman?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Merriman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Merriman?: Ryan Merriman, American actor, followed by Shawne Merriman.
Where is the surname Merriman most common?: Wikidata records people named Merriman in the United States.
Is the surname Merriman getting more or less common?: More common. 8,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,085 in 2010, up 5.0%.