The Merry surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,704 people carried this name — #8,844 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,698).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Merry.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Merry,
with a public archive behind them.
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Robert Merry 1755–1798 · writer -
James Merry 1805–1877 · politician -
Francisco Merry y Colom 1829–1900 · diplomat -
Eugenia Kathleen Merry d. 1947
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Thomas Merry 1605–1682 · politician
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Peter Merry 1733–1809
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merry.
- Merlino 2,647 · U.S. census
- Merlo 3,122 · U.S. census
- Merlos 1,886 · U.S. census
- Merly 136 · U.S. census
- Mero 1,750 · U.S. census
- Meron 235 · U.S. census
- Mersch 801 · U.S. census
- Merson 1,034 · U.S. census
- Merten 1,769 · U.S. census
- Mertens 4,375 · U.S. census
- Mertes 1,728 · U.S. census
- Mertz 7,841 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Merry is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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