How common is the surname Mercer?

34,431 people in the United States had the surname Mercer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,967 Americans. It ranked 1,016th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mercer?

Johnny Mercer, American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976), followed by Matthew Mercer.

Where is the surname Mercer most common?

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

How do you pronounce Mercer?

Mercer is /ˈmɝsɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Mercer getting more or less common?

More common. 33,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,431 in 2010, up 1.9%.

Is Mercer also a first name?

Yes. Mercer 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 Mercer

A surname, carried by 34,431 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɝsɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex M626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mercer is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,431 people named Mercer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,967 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 33,797.

#1,016

rank among US surnames

34,431

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #949)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,007	Kaufman	34,844	8,861
#1,008	Holden	34,824	8,866
#1,009	Krause	34,722	8,892
#1,010	Baird	34,721	8,892
#1,011	Riggs	34,506	8,948
#1,012	Braun	34,491	8,951
#1,013	Werner	34,488	8,952

Who is named Mercer

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

82% of people named Mercer identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mercers

17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976)
Matthew Mercer
American actor, born 1982
Ray Mercer
American Boxer, born 1961
Robert Mercer
American computer scientist and businessman, born 1946
Tommy Mercer
American professional wrestler, promoter, born 1985
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, born 1970
Rebekah A. Mercer
American political donor (1973-)
Johnny Mercer
British Conservative party politician (born 1981)

Notable Mercers come mostly from the United States (15) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mercer

Mercer has the Soundex code M626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M626.

Questions

Where does the surname Mercer come from?: English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.
How common is the surname Mercer?: 34,431 people in the United States had the surname Mercer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,967 Americans. It ranked 1,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mercer?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Mercer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mercer?: Johnny Mercer, American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976), followed by Matthew Mercer.
Where is the surname Mercer most common?: Wikidata records people named Mercer in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Mercer?: Mercer is /ˈmɝsɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Mercer getting more or less common?: More common. 33,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,431 in 2010, up 1.9%.
Is Mercer also a first name?: Yes. Mercer 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.