Those named 'Merrilees' (of any spelling variation) are automatically members of the Merrilees Clan, but other families in New Zealand with the following surnames could also qualify for clan membership: (The #s in parenthesis are MFA Family Tree classifications for authentication).

ANDERSON (29), A'HERN (29), ANNEAR (6), APPS (6), ARMSTRONG (34), ASHBY (34), BADR-EDDINE (29), BAILLIE (8), BAILEY (34), BARR (6), BARTHOLOMEW (20), BEAUCHAMP (29), BIEC (29), BIRCH (29), BLACKLER (6), BLAIR (6), BOOTH (29), BOWDEN (6), BOWELL (8), BOYNTON (29), BRUNTON (8), BRYCE (29), BURTON (34), BUTLER (6), CARMICHAEL (6), CARR (8), CASSIDY (6), CHAPMAN (29), CHERRY (29), CHONIN (29), CHRICHTON (34), CLARKE (8), COMBS (29), CORNELIUS (6), COUTTS (6), CRANE (29), CROSBIE (29), DASLER (6), DAVIDSON (34), DAVIS (29), DINGLE (14), DOBSON (29), DONALD (6), DREAVER (6), ELLEN (29), EMERSON (29), ETCHEVERRY (29), FALCONER (6), FLEMING (29), FORDYCE (6), FOUNTAIN (29), FOX (6), GALE (8), GAUDSEN (6), GAVIGAN (29), GENSIK (6), GILCHRIST (35), GILLESPIE (1), GRENSIDE (29), GYDE (29), HAMBLYN (34), HAMILTON (6) & (8), HANDLEY (29), HANSON (29), HARGREAVES (34), HARRIS (29), HAWKES (6), HEALD (6), HEWITT (6), HILL (8), HITCHCOCK (6), HOFFMAN (29), HOOPER (29), HOPE (29), HORNE (6), HYDE (34), IHE (4), INGRAM (29), JAMIESON (6), JOHNSTON (29), JOYCE (6), KELSO (29), KENDALL (29), KIRKWOOD-JONES (29), KNARSTON (6), LAMB (6), LEAF (6), LEE (9), LINDSAY (29), LOWE (34), LUTTRELL (29), LYNCH (34), LYSTER (8), MACKIE (29), MAGUIRE (34), MARSHALL (6), MARTIN (34), MAYES (29), McCARTHY (29), McCAULEY (29), MacDONALD (35), McEWING (6), McGREGOR (29), McHARDY (6), McKAY (29), McKENSIE (6), McKENZIE (34), McMEEKING (6), McMILLAN (29), McTAGGART (8), MEE (6), MILLAR (29), MILNE (6), MITCHELL (6), MONTAGU (6), MORRIS (6), MORTIMER (7), MUDGE (34), MULLIGAN (6), NAPIER (34), NEES (9), NEILL (1), NELSON (6), NOWELL-USTICKE (29), PAINTER (9), PARSONS (34), PARSONAGE (8), PASCOE (6), PAYTON (34), PEARSON (29), PENNY (34), PHIN (9), PICKERING (6), PONGA (29), PUDDLE (29), QUINN (29), RANKIN (29), REINSFIELD (8), REVELL (29), RHYND (8), RING (6), ROBSON (29), ROSVAL (29), RUNCIMAN (6), RUTHERFORD (6), SCHULTZ (6), SEGETIN (34), SENIOR (8), SHEEHAN (29), SINCLAIR (6), SLAUGHTER (6), SMITH (29), SREEDHARAN (6), STANLEY (8) & (29), STEVENSON (29), STOREY (6), STOUT (6), STUBBS (8), SVENSON (29), TAYLOR (29), THORSTENSON (29), TOHERERE (6), TOLENAAR (29), TOWNSEND (29), TURNER (6), TWISS (6), WALKER (34), WARD (33), WELLACOTT (6), WENDON (8), WHITMAN (34), WHISTON (29), WHILLANS (6), WILSON (29) & (34), WOOD (8).

Those whose surnames can be traced to a Merrilees' ancestor through the database of the Merrilees Family Association can be provided with a Merrilees Clan Certificate. The research is free if you can supply the MFA with sufficient details about your family background. [Email Contact] or write to: Merrilees Family Association (NZ Branch) P.O. Box 89-183 Torbay, Auckland.