Merrills

Merrills Meaning & Origin

About Merrills
The surname Merrills is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Meryell" or "Meryall," which itself is a variant of the name "Muriel." The name Muriel is of Scottish and Irish Gaelic origin, meaning "bright sea" or "shining sea." Over time, the surname Merrills has evolved to represent a family's connection to an ancestor named Meryell or Muriel, indicating their lineage or association with someone of that name.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Merrills is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Merrills: 228
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 82,613
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Merrills based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Merrills is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRLS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M06042
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 R AH0 L Z
🌐 IPA
/merrills*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M642

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Merrills in Braille

Here's how to represent Merrills in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Merrills in braille

How to sign the name Merrills using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Merrills using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Merrills in sign language

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