# Merriweather

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**Merriweather** is a surname derived from the Middle English *merie*, meaning 'merry pleasant' and *wether*, meaning weather.[1]

## Notable people with the surname "Merriweather" include

- [Alfred Merriweather](/source/Alfred_Merriweather) (1918–1999), British missionary and politician
- [Big Maceo Merriweather](/source/Big_Maceo_Merriweather) (1905–1953), American musician
- [Brian Merriweather](/source/Brian_Merriweather) (born 1978), American basketball player
- [Daniel Merriweather](/source/Daniel_Merriweather) (born 1982), Australian singer-songwriter
- [Ellis Merriweather](/source/Ellis_Merriweather) (born 1999), American football player
- [Kaevon Merriweather](/source/Kaevon_Merriweather) (born 1999), American football player
- [Katrina Merriweather](/source/Katrina_Merriweather) (born 1979), American basketball coach
- [Lester Julian Merriweather](/source/Lester_Julian_Merriweather) (born 1978), American collagist, painter
- [Marjorie Merriweather Post](/source/Marjorie_Merriweather_Post) (1887–1973), American entrepreneur
- [Mike Merriweather](/source/Mike_Merriweather) (born 1960), American football player
- [William Merriweather Peña](/source/William_Merriweather_Pe%C3%B1a) (1919–2018), American architect

## See also

- [Marjorie Merriweather Post](/source/Marjorie_Merriweather_Post) (1887–1973), an American businesswoman - [Merriweather Post Pavilion](/source/Merriweather_Post_Pavilion), a pavilion named after her
- [Meriweather](/source/Meriweather), a page for people with the surname "Meriweather"
- [Meriwether (name)](/source/Meriwether_(name)), a page for people with the surname "Meriwether"

## Notes

1. ["Merriweather Name Meaning & Origin"](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=merriweather). *ancestry.com*. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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