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Merrington
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with en ang myrġe merry, pleasant + ang dūn hill. The surname could also derive from en Kirk Merrington, in County Durham.
Proper noun
~ s
en village par/Pimhill co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ4720.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Kirk Merrington
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Merrington is the 8835th most common surname in England, belonging to 705 individuals.
Further reading
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