Last Name MERRITT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRITT is ranked as the 695th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 53,844.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 16.89 people named MERRITT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 90% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MERRITT is 52,693, the rank is 701 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MERRITT is 16.54.

Last Names MERRITT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 53,844 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 695
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 16.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 52,693
  • National Rank 701
  • Proportion/100k 16.54

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRITT is 77.2% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 18.9% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MERRITT have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERRITT is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MERRITT

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.2% 63.9% 13.3%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 18.9% 12.3% 6.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRITT is Texas where 4,421 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRITT, as 39.89 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Georgia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MERRITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,187 9.22 99.4% Indiana 1,022 15.49 99.2% Iowa 525 16.9 99.0% Kansas 387 13.32 98.1% Michigan 1,598 16.13 99.7% Minnesota 491 9.01 99.0% Missouri 884 29.53 98.4% Nebraska 256 13.62 97.9% North Dakota 16 2.17 55.3% Ohio 1,854 15.99 99.5% South Dakota 150 17.62 96.8% Wisconsin 316 5.48 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,187 9.22 99.4%
Indiana 1,022 15.49 99.2%
Iowa 525 16.9 99.0%
Kansas 387 13.32 98.1%
Michigan 1,598 16.13 99.7%
Minnesota 491 9.01 99.0%
Missouri 884 29.53 98.4%
Nebraska 256 13.62 97.9%
North Dakota 16 2.17 55.3%
Ohio 1,854 15.99 99.5%
South Dakota 150 17.62 96.8%
Wisconsin 316 5.48 98.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names MERRITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 94.1% Arizona 922 13.7 99.3% California 3,947 10.17 99.7% Colorado 797 14.88 99.3% Hawaii 235 16.54 98.2% Idaho 414 25.32 98.7% Montana 204 19.93 98.1% Nevada 275 9.69 98.1% New Mexico 118 5.67 94.4% Oregon 599 15.09 99.0% Utah 381 12.94 97.1% Washington 1,173 16.61 99.5% Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 94.1%
Arizona 922 13.7 99.3%
California 3,947 10.17 99.7%
Colorado 797 14.88 99.3%
Hawaii 235 16.54 98.2%
Idaho 414 25.32 98.7%
Montana 204 19.93 98.1%
Nevada 275 9.69 98.1%
New Mexico 118 5.67 94.4%
Oregon 599 15.09 99.0%
Utah 381 12.94 97.1%
Washington 1,173 16.61 99.5%
Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MERRITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 673 18.73 99.3% Maine 306 22.97 97.1% Massachusetts 864 12.8 98.9% New Hampshire 234 17.61 97.5% New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4% New York 2,479 12.55 99.7% Pennsylvania 1,609 12.58 99.5% Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.5% Vermont 98 15.64 96.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 673 18.73 99.3%
Maine 306 22.97 97.1%
Massachusetts 864 12.8 98.9%
New Hampshire 234 17.61 97.5%
New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4%
New York 2,479 12.55 99.7%
Pennsylvania 1,609 12.58 99.5%
Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.5%
Vermont 98 15.64 96.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names MERRITT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,212 24.99 98.8% Arkansas 826 27.86 98.8% Delaware 281 30.03 99.2% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.9% Florida 4,208 21.15 99.8% Georgia 4,028 39.89 99.7% Kentucky 713 16.15 98.1% Louisiana 844 18.15 98.4% Maryland 1,183 19.8 99.5% Mississippi 884 29.53 98.4% North Carolina 3,515 35.34 99.7% Oklahoma 598 15.43 98.3% South Carolina 1,320 27.32 99.2% Tennessee 1,657 25.29 99.3% Texas 4,421 16.4 99.6% Virginia 1,656 19.89 99.5% West Virginia 518 28.01 97.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRITT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,212 24.99 98.8%
Arkansas 826 27.86 98.8%
Delaware 281 30.03 99.2%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.9%
Florida 4,208 21.15 99.8%
Georgia 4,028 39.89 99.7%
Kentucky 713 16.15 98.1%
Louisiana 844 18.15 98.4%
Maryland 1,183 19.8 99.5%
Mississippi 884 29.53 98.4%
North Carolina 3,515 35.34 99.7%
Oklahoma 598 15.43 98.3%
South Carolina 1,320 27.32 99.2%
Tennessee 1,657 25.29 99.3%
Texas 4,421 16.4 99.6%
Virginia 1,656 19.89 99.5%
West Virginia 518 28.01 97.7%
 

Full Names with MERRITT as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERRITT as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MERRITT.

The most popular full name is James MERRITT. 2.16% of all the people named MERRITT have this given name.

There are 2097 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRITT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James MERRITT 2.16%
2 John MERRITT 1.66%
3 David MERRITT 1.62%
4 Robert MERRITT 1.52%
5 Michael MERRITT 1.47%
6 William MERRITT 1.10%
7 Mary MERRITT 1.03%
8 Charles MERRITT 1.00%
9 Richard MERRITT 0.85%
10 Barbara MERRITT 0.80%
11 Thomas MERRITT 0.66%
12 Donald MERRITT 0.65%
13 Kenneth MERRITT 0.64%
14 Patricia MERRITT 0.62%
15 Linda MERRITT 0.57%
16 Ronald MERRITT 0.56%
17 Donna MERRITT 0.54%
18 Betty MERRITT 0.53%
19 George MERRITT 0.53%
20 Elizabeth MERRITT 0.53%

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