# Mercer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mercer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,431 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,016 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,967 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (33,797 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɝsɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mercer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mercer in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Mercer

- Johnny Mercer, American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976)
- Matthew Mercer, American actor
- Ray Mercer, American Boxer
- Robert Mercer, American computer scientist and businessman
- Tommy Mercer, American professional wrestler, promoter
- Beryl Mercer, actress (1882–1939)
- Jack Mercer, American voice actor (1910–1984)
- Ron Mercer, American basketball player (born 1976)
- John Francis Mercer, American politician (1759-1821)
- James Mercer, American guitarist and musician
- Rebekah A. Mercer, American political donor (1973-)
- Johnny Mercer, British Conservative party politician (born 1981)

and 5 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Mercier, Mercurio, Mercuri, Marquardt, Marker, Marquart, Markert, Markarian, Margaryan, Margera.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.