How Many People Have the Last Name Mercer?
people had the surname Mercer in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,569 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+634 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Mercer (82.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Mercer ranks #753. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Mercer grew from 33,797 people in 2000 to 34,431 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #949 to #1,016. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 12.53 to 11.67 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 33,797 | 34,431 |
| Rank | #949 | #1,016 |
| Per 100,000 people | 12.53 | 11.67 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Mercer
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Mercer: M626
👤 Mercer as a First Name
Mercer is a first name too: about 1,087 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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