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The surname Merwith was first found in Kent at Mereworth, a parish, in the union of Malling, hundred of Littlefield, lathe of Aylesford. This ancient Saxon village dates back to 843 when it was first listed as Meranworth. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was known as Marovrde. 1 Literally the place name means "enclosure of a man called Maera" from the Old English personal name + "worth." 2 The name is often referred to as a nickname for someone who is a happy, genial or a sunshiny fellow. Some of the first listings of the name were found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Andrew Muriweder in Oxfordshire; and Thomas Murweder in Cambridgeshire. There is also an undated listing of Henry Muriweder in the Issues of the Exchequer. 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Merwith research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1674, 1701, 1703, 1705 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Merwith History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Merriweather, Merreweather, Mereweather, Mereworth, Merworth and many more.
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Merwith Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jane Merewether settled in Virginia in 1654 with her husband; John Merriweather arrived in Barbados in 1654; John Merriwether settled in Virginia in 1663.