Cognomen מריט (Marit 
, Merit , Merritt 
) , globally, is a common family name. The family name מריט is habitual in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common surname, Barbados, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria. Very seldom, מריט is the forename as well as the last name.