How common is the last name Merritt?

43,857 people in the United States have the last name Merritt, about 1 in 6,815. It ranks #772 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MERRITT

#772

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
43,857
About
1 in 6,815
This common or more
36.8%
Who bears it

Of the 43,857 people with the last name Merritt, 72.4% reported their origin as White, 18.9% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Merritt

#770 Nolan · 43,879#771 Salgado · 43,867#773 Vu · 43,790#774 Strong · 43,757

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Merritt, most common first.

#34,583 Meritt · 705#42,180 Merriott · 554#44,069 Merrit · 526#58,578 Merrett · 374#69,752 Merriett · 303#89,563 Merritte · 222#91,198 Merit · 217#145,757 Merito · 115

Also a first name

As a first name, Merritt ranks #4,042 of 53,615, with 4,797 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 518 births. See Merritt as a first name

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