Last Name MERRILL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Muriel. From an early period there was a disposition to pronounce this name Meriel or Merrell.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 1,007 (2000 US census) 892 (1990 US census)
Count 31,758 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.74%, or 29135 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.91%, or 1242 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.54%, or 171 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.92%, or 292 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.36%, or 432 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.54%, or 489 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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