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    The surname Meraz

    A surname, carried by 8,616 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M620

    Meraz: #4,119 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Meraz #4,119, 8,616 people Meraz: #4,119 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Meraz #4,119, 8,616 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meraz is more common than 97.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,616 people named Meraz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,834 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,106.

    #4,119
    rank among US surnames
    8,616
    people in 2010
    2.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41.1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,252)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,114Tijerina8,62635,792
    #4,116Menjivar8,62235,809
    #4,118Gilbertson8,62135,813
    #4,119Shanahan8,61635,834

    Who is named Meraz

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Meraz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Merazs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alex Meraz
      American actor, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Meraz

    Meraz has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Meraz?
    8,616 people in the United States had the surname Meraz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,834 Americans. It ranked 4,119th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Meraz?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meraz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Meraz?
    Alex Meraz, American actor.
    Where is the surname Meraz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Meraz in the United States.
    Is the surname Meraz getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,616 in 2010, up 41%.