How Many People Have the Last Name Merrill?
people had the surname Merrill in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,042 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
+862 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Merrill (90.3%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Merrill ranks #796. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Merrill grew from 31,758 people in 2000 to 32,620 in 2010 (up 2.7%), and its rank fell from #1,007 to #1,073. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.77 to 11.06 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 31,758 | 32,620 |
| Rank | #1,007 | #1,073 |
| Per 100,000 people | 11.77 | 11.06 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Merrill
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Merrill: M640
👤 Merrill as a First Name
Merrill is a first name too: about 5,377 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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