# Merriweather (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,793 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,989 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 64,416 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.4% (4,463 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Merewether, Merriwether, Merryweather |

## Etymology

From merry + weather, nickname for someone with a sunny disposition.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merriweather 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) | 5.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merriweather in Australia and the United States.

## People named Merriweather

- Daniel Merriweather, Australian musician
- Big Maceo Merriweather, American Chicago blues pianist and singer (1905–1953)

## Similar surnames

Meriwether, Martir, Martirosyan, Martorana, Martorano, Marder.

## 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.