How Many People Have the Last Name Merced?
people had the surname Merced in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 90,909 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+580 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Merced (86%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 6.7%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Merced ranks #1,236. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 83.9% to 86%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Merced grew from 2,653 people in 2000 to 3,233 in 2010 (up 21.9%), and its rank rose from #10,998 to #9,978.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,653 | 3,233 |
| Rank | #10,998 | #9,978 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.98 | 1.1 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Merced
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Merced: M623
👤 Merced as a First Name
Merced is a first name too: about 520 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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