Merrin Family History
Merrin Name Meaning
English (East Midlands): habitational name from Mareham on the Hill (Lincolnshire) or from Meering (Nottinghamshire). The placenames mean ‘(settlement of) the dwellers by the pond(s) or pool(s)’ from Old English mere mær ‘pond pool’ + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022