Merit is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Merit
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Merit
How popular is Merit?
Merit is ranked 348360 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Merits plummeted by 2.212389 per cent to 221 since 2000 and slipped by 6199 spots and ranked at 84748. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 67.87 | 74.34 |
Black | 25.79 | 19.03 |
Others | 2.26 | 0 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761
Australia6
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Australia.png)
27,602
Nigeria4
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Nigeria.png)
41,879
Turkey2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Turkey.png)
131,225
Spain2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Spain.png)
18,718
Thailand2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Thailand.png)
10,958
Bangladesh1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Bangladesh.png)
107,212
South Africa1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/South Africa.png)
28,746
Algeria1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Algeria.png)
25,721
Egypt1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Egypt.png)
16,640
Hong Kong1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Hong Kong.png)
2,057
Myanmar1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Myanmar.png)
29,774
Venezuela1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Venezuela.png)
83,428
United Arab Emirates1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/United Arab Emirates.png)
13,447
Uganda1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Uganda.png)
40,340
Malaysia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Malaysia.png)
696
Saint Kitts and Nevis1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Saint Kitts and Nevis.png)
4,999
Papua New Guinea1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Papua New Guinea.png)
118,015
Netherlands1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Netherlands.png)
14,644
Tunisia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Tunisia.png)
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
85,726
Canada32
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Canada.png)
378,102
India24
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/India.png)
23,914
Denmark20
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Denmark.png)
155,219
England16
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/England.png)
369,956
Indonesia14
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Indonesia.png)
Countries with hundreds of Merit:
33,969
France294
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/France.png)
93,305
United States246
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/United States.png)
23,602
Mexico131
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mexico.png)
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Merit Namesakes
- Marjatta Meritähti, Okko Kamu's wife
- Isidore Méritan, Politician
- Lorena Meritano, Actress
- Don Merit, Author
- Else Merit Schreur, Musical Artist
- Marjatta Meritähti, Okko Kamu's wife
- Jason Meritt, Recording Engineer
- Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt, Archaeologist
- Frances Meritt Stern, Author
- Serginho Meriti, Composer
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