How common is the surname Mercedes?

4,272 people in the United States had the surname Mercedes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,272 Americans. It ranked 7,767th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mercedes getting more or less common?

More common. 2,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,272 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Mercedes also a first name?

Yes. Mercedes is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mercedes

A surname, carried by 4,272 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M623 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mercedes is more common than 95.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,272 people named Mercedes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,272 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,786.

#7,767

rank among US surnames

4,272

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+53.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,758	Woodland	4,280	72,137
#7,759	Noyola	4,279	72,154
#7,760	Chenault	4,278	72,171
#7,761	Harner	4,277	72,187
#7,762	Bedwell	4,276	72,204
#7,763	DiMarco	4,275	72,221
#7,765	Fortson	4,273	72,255

Who is named Mercedes

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

94% of people named Mercedes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mercedes

Mercedes 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 Mercedes?: 4,272 people in the United States had the surname Mercedes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,272 Americans. It ranked 7,767th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mercedes?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mercedes identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Mercedes getting more or less common?: More common. 2,786 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,272 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Mercedes also a first name?: Yes. Mercedes is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.