How common is the surname Merwin?

2,662 people in the United States had the surname Merwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. It ranked 11,767th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Merwin?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Merwin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Merwin?

W. S. Merwin, American poet (1927–2019), followed by Samuel Merwin.

Where is the surname Merwin most common?

Wikidata records people named Merwin in the United States.

Is the surname Merwin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,662 in 2010, up 2.4%.

What are other spellings of Merwin?

Marwin, Marvin, Mervin, Mervine, Mervyn and Merv.

Is Merwin also a first name?

Yes. Merwin 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 Merwin

A surname, carried by 2,662 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merwin is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

From Welsh Merfyn.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,662 people named Merwin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,600.

#11,767

rank among US surnames

2,662

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,188)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,759	Frahm	2,664	115,895
#11,764	Boehmer	2,663	115,939
#11,767	Pesina	2,662	115,983

Who is named Merwin

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

94% of people named Merwin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merwins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

W. S. Merwin
American poet (1927–2019)
Samuel Merwin
American writer (1874–1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Marwin
Marvin
Mervin
Mervine
Mervyn
Merv
Mirfin

Surnames that sound like Merwin

Merwin has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

Questions

Where does the surname Merwin come from?: From Welsh Merfyn.
How common is the surname Merwin?: 2,662 people in the United States had the surname Merwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,983 Americans. It ranked 11,767th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merwin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Merwin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Merwin?: W. S. Merwin, American poet (1927–2019), followed by Samuel Merwin.
Where is the surname Merwin most common?: Wikidata records people named Merwin in the United States.
Is the surname Merwin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,662 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Merwin?: Marwin, Marvin, Mervin, Mervine, Mervyn and Merv.
Is Merwin also a first name?: Yes. Merwin 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.