Merrifield: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Merrifield began as an English family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who came from Merevale (pleasant valley), in Warwickshire”.

• Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.
• Related forms include Merryfield.
• The 2010 US Census counted 3,596 people named Merrifield, ranking it number 9,088 among American surnames.

Heraldry and the Merrifield name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Merrifield name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned. Get the complete Merrifield report, with a museum-style coat of arms.