Merino is used as a family name or surname in El Salvador. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Merino
No. of characters: 6
Origin: El Salvador
Meaning: Widespread in Spain, it is the equivalent of the French "bailiff", an official appointed by the king or a lord to direct a court. The word "merino" comes from the Latin "Majorinus", short for "Staff", which is originally from the French "mayor").

How popular is Merino?

Merino is common in El Salvador.

Merino is ranked 3416 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Merinos grew by 56.20321 per cent to 11684 since 2000 and ranked 3073 after elevating 1317 spots. The last name was found in around 40 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 88.98 84.75
White 8.43 11.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.57 2.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.52 0.56
Black 0.28 0.35
Others 0.21 0.6
Merino is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while El Salvador is ahead in terms of density. Around 159165 people have been found who wears Merino as their family name. Merino is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
244,758 Ukraine10
33,253 New Zealand9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
9,759 Japan5
2,306 Angola4
6,270 Hong Kong3
178 Equatorial Guinea3
6,266 Luxembourg2
787 Andorra2
4,104 South Korea2
90,903 Moldova1
510 East Timor1
19,810 Croatia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
107,212 South Africa1
37,493 Austria1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
11,486 Estonia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
17,236 Ghana1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
5,916 Mozambique1
38,830 Morocco1
2,040 Mali1
11,923 Slovenia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
17,575 Kuwait1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,005 The Gambia1
53,505 Turkey1
49,529 Israel1
42,479 Greece1
1,254 Gibraltar1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
7,570 Ireland38
23,443 Norway26
3,009 Nicaragua21
23,914 Denmark20
353,279 Russia19
15,050 Singapore18
536,142 India13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,075 Panama98
93,851 Indonesia86
14,205 Sweden65
8,082 Scotland59
37,331 Netherlands58
4,367 Qatar58
Countries with hundreds of Merino:
1,101 Dominican Republic793
23,873 Italy414
1,488 Paraguay397
15,555 England366
3,964 Switzerland297
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
14,665 Canada256
2,535 Portugal240
1,240 Puerto Rico217
2,337 Uruguay208
869 Costa Rica178
14,304 Belgium126
22,464 Australia110
Countries with thousands of Merino:
4,828 United States8,209
672 Argentina6,585
944 Colombia6,097
1,266 Spain4,109
3,856 Philippines3,416
4,254 Brazil3,323
467 Honduras2,517
633 Cuba2,210
1,283 Venezuela2,208
1,074 Guatemala1,599
1,064 Bolivia1,314
7,136 France1,225
8,780 Germany1,110
Countries with ten thousands of Merino:
419 Mexico44,625
190 Peru24,595
222 Chile16,827
237 Ecuador14,319
126 El Salvador10,250
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Anto. Merino was 16 years old when he migrated to USA on May 15, 1889. He lived in Italy where he worked as peasant and took Burgundia from Marseilles & Naples. Laborer Antonio Merino, Laborer Antonio Merino, Agriculturist Domenico Merino, 24 years old Enrico Merino, 23 years old Francesco Merino, 23 years old Giov. Merino, 49 years old Giuseppe Merino, Laborer Giuseppe Merino, and 6 other Merino around 53.33% of whom were laborer migrated to US from London, Naples, Havre and Genoa.

Merino Namesakes

  • Delfina Merino, Field Hockey player
  • Aitor Merino, Actor
  • Alba Merino, Soccer player
  • Amaya Merino, Film Editor
  • Amaya Merino, Film Editor
  • Delfina Merino, Field Hockey player
  • Beatriz Merino, Polit.
  • Martha Cristiana Merino, Actress
  • Rolando Meriño, Baseball Player
  • Delfina Merino, Field Hockey player

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