Merrihew

English

Etymology

Most probably a variant of Meredith, or possibly Mayhew.

Proper noun

Merrihew (plural Merrihews)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Merrihew is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Merrihew is most common among White (95.23%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Merrihew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.

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