Merrick: Surname History and Family Crest

Spelled Merrick, the surname still points back to Myrick. Read literally, Merrick points to “From Meurig (Maurice)”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Merrick ranked 4,111 in the 2010 US Census, with 8,629 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames.
• Before spelling was fixed, Myrick was also written Merrick.
• Related forms: Meyrick.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Merrick, so the heraldry linked to Myrick is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Merrick report, with a museum-style coat of arms.