How Many People Have the Last Name Merry?

3,704

people had the surname Merry in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 79,365 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#8,844

Tied with 3 others

Per 100,000 People

1.26

In 2010

Largest Group

92.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+0.2%

+6 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Merry (92.9%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Merry ranks #6,884. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 92.9%
Black 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Merry grew from 3,698 people in 2000 to 3,704 in 2010 (up 0.2%), and its rank fell from #8,242 to #8,844. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.37 to 1.26 people per 100,000.

20002010
People3,6983,704
Rank#8,242#8,844
Per 100,000 people1.371.26

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Merry

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#8,843Colter3,705
#8,844Cusack3,704
#8,844Hedden3,704
#8,844Sedillo3,704
#8,844Merry3,704
#8,848Parrett3,703
#8,848Sweatt3,703

👤 Merry as a First Name

Merry is a first name too: about 7,375 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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