Statistics and meaning of name Merriam
Usage: 16% firstname, 84% surname.
Merriam first name was found 496 times in 11 different countries.
Surname Merriam is used at least 2542 times in at least 11 countries.
Gender of firstname Merriam is 100% feminine and 0% masculine.
Name written with Chinese letters: 梅里亚姆 (pinyin: méi lǐ yà mǔ)
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John Merriam (7) Peter Merriam (7) James Merriam (5) Linda Merriam (5) Anne Merriam (4) Jamie Merriam (3) Lloyd Merriam (3) Penelope Merriam (3) Claire Merriam (3) Marion Merriam (3) Jim Merriam (3) Antony Merriam (3) Mary Merriam (3) Kathryn Merriam (3) Robert Merriam (3) Paul Merriam (3) Richard Merriam (3) David Merriam (3) Angus Merriam (2) Emma Merriam (2) Brian Merriam (2) Katherine Merriam (2) Johanna Merriam (2) Hannah Merriam (2) William Merriam (2) Mark Merriam (2) Graham Merriam (2) Elizabeth Merriam (2) Thomas Merriam (2) Simon Merriam (2) Rebecca Merriam (2) Mike Merriam (2) Donald Merriam (2) Sarah Merriam (2) Tristan Merriam (2) Jill Merriam (2) Cheryl Merriam (2) Georgina Merriam (1) Betty Merriam (1) Helen Merriam (1) Alexander Merriam (1) Anthony Merriam (1) Heidi Merriam (1) Christopher Merriam (1) Kerry Merriam (1) Susan Merriam (1) Robin Merriam (1) Philip Merriam (1) Tom Merriam (1) Raed Merriam (1) Tim Merriam (1) Marie Merriam (1) Patricia Merriam (1) Nigel Merriam (1) Jennifer Merriam (1) Jasper Merriam (1) Adam Merriam (1) Marilyn Merriam (1) Nicholas Merriam (1) Michael Merriam (1) Henrietta Merriam (1) Jeff Merriam (1) Faye Merriam (1) Bonnie Merriam (1) Leslie Merriam (1) Chris Merriam (1) Ratchford Merriam (1) Tina Merriam (1) Jay Merriam (1) Brenda Merriam (1) Craig Merriam (1) Larina Merriam (1) Keith Merriam (1) Dennis Merriam (1) Herb Merriam (1) Sharon Merriam (1) Clifford Merriam (1) Don Merriam (1) Scot Merriam (1) Winifred Merriam (1) Harvey Merriam (1) Janice Merriam (1) Jody Merriam (1) Doug Merriam (1) Kerri Merriam (1) Valerie Merriam (1) Clare Merriam (1) Joe Merriam (1) Alan Merriam (1) Albert Merriam (1) Kimberley Merriam (1) Karen Merriam (1) Jerret Merriam (1) Bill Merriam (1) Art Merriam (1) Adrian Merriam (1) Les Merriam (1) Joy Merriam (1) Wayne Merriam (1) Jerry Merriam (1) Hugh Merriam (1) Victoria Merriam (1) Lyle Merriam (1) |
 | Family names Merriam Nondo (2) Merriam Ayari (2) Merriam Taboada (1) Merriam Sundberg (1) Merriam Masilo (1) Merriam Mokela (1) Merriam Mbele (1) Merriam Motaung (1) |
Merriam reversed is Mairrem
Name contains 7 letters - 42.86% vowels and 57.14% consonants.
Anagrams: Mremrai Rireamm Riemmar
Misspells: Merriom Melriam Merrriam Merryam Merrjam Merream Merriama Mreriam Merrima Merraim
Rhymes: Miriam Priam Gilliam Siam William barium honorarium aquarium vivarium sanitarium
Meaning of this name is unknown.
Robert Bushee says: Merriam is the maiden name of my great grandmother Helen Bushee. The name comes to America circa 1630 to Concord with three Brothers Merriam. Joseph Merriam is my ancestor and also of the LDS prophet Joseph Smith. see Dutton family. The name goes back to Kent England 1300s and comes from Merry Ham or Happy home or Happy village. The Merriam family of the 1600s were clothiers.The printers George and Charles Merriam were printers who bought the rights from the Noah Webster family to print the dictionary. They were from Springfield, MA Eve Merriam, poet, took the name in place of her Birth name for personal reasons, she is not a relative of the Merriam family but is certainly a welcome in an adoptive way.There do not appear to be any members left of the Merriam family, bearing the name, in England. So it seems.
Robert Bushee says: In America three brothers Merriam immigrated in the vessel that they chartered to come to the new world. Joseph Merriam is the progenitor of many descendents including Rebecca Merriam Dutton who was an ancestor to Lucy Mack the mother of the LDS prophet and founder Joseph Smith.Joseph Merriam is also the ancestor of George and Charles Merriam from Springfield Massachusetts who were printers and who bought the rights from the Noah Webster family to be able to print the Merriam-Webster dictionary. They are numerous in the state of Massachusetts in towns such as Concord, Lexington, Sudbury, Wayland, etc.The family goes back as far as the 1300s to Kent, England and the Earl of Kent. The name originally was Merry Ham which may have the meaning "happy home"
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Famous people: Clinton Hart Merriam, John Campbell Merriam, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Frank Finley Merriam, Eve Merriam, William Rush Merriam, Merriam Modell
Writers: Karen Merriam, Websters Merriam, Thomas Merriam, Merriam- Webster, Kendall Merriam, Sharon Merriam, Evelyn Merriam, Merriam Ment, Dena Merriam, Eve Merriam, Sue Merriam, Merriam Sherwood, Dan Merriam, Gray Merriam, Raymond Merriam, Ray Merriam, Merriam Webster, Lisa Merriam, RE Merriam, Susan Merriam
Books: "The Merriam-Webster dictionary" "Merriam-Webster's Reader's handbook" "The Merriam-Webster thesaurus"
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