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There are approximately 1,063 people named Merryweather in the UK. That makes it the 6,911th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Merryweather.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Merryweather surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MERRYWEATHER. Formerly an idiomatic phrase for joy, pleasure, or delight. Halliw. Hence probably applied to a person of hilarious temperament. Fairweather and Fiueweather ai'e analogous surnames.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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