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    The surname Merced

    A surname, carried by 3,233 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɜːrˈsɛd/ 1 syllable Soundex M623

    Merced: #9,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Merced #9,978, 3,233 people Merced: #9,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Merced #9,978, 3,233 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merced is more common than 93.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,233 people named Merced in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,498 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,653.

    #9,978
    rank among US surnames
    3,233
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.9%
    change since 2000 (was #10,998)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,969Bolyard3,23595,439
    #9,976Leitch3,23495,469
    #9,978Million3,23395,498
    #9,983Line3,23195,557
    #9,987Chavers3,23095,587

    Who is named Merced

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

    86% of people named Merced identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Merceds

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Isabela Merced
      American actress and singer (born 2001)
    • Wanda Díaz-Merced
      American astrophysicist

    Notable Merceds come mostly from Peru (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Merced

    Merced has the Soundex code M623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M623.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Merced?
    3,233 people in the United States had the surname Merced in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,498 Americans. It ranked 9,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Merced?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Merced identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Merced?
    Isabela Merced, American actress and singer (born 2001), followed by Wanda Díaz-Merced.
    Where is the surname Merced most common?
    Wikidata records people named Merced in Peru and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Merced?
    Merced is /mɜːrˈsɛd/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Merced getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,653 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,233 in 2010, up 22%.