How Many People Have the Last Name Merchant?
people had the surname Merchant in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 20,080 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
+1,271 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Merchant (63.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Merchant ranks #1,829. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.7% to 63.8%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 11.1% to 14.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Merchant grew from 13,421 people in 2000 to 14,692 in 2010 (up 9.5%), and its rank rose from #2,465 to #2,455.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,421 | 14,692 |
| Rank | #2,465 | #2,455 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.98 | 4.98 |
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Same Soundex code as Merchant: M625
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