The Merit surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 221 people carried this name — #84,748 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 226 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 220 people named Merit.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merit.
- Mergel 241 · U.S. census
- Mergen 850 · U.S. census
- Meri 201 · U.S. census
- Merian 197 · U.S. census
- Merin 367 · U.S. census
- Merino 11,684 · U.S. census
- Merkel 6,991 · U.S. census
- Merkling 299 · U.S. census
- Merlan 379 · U.S. census
- Merle 1,302 · U.S. census
- Merlet 126 · U.S. census
- Merley 119 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Merit is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.