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    The surname Merchan

    A surname, carried by 1,016 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M625

    Merchan: #24,593 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Merchan #24,593, 1,016 people Merchan: #24,593 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Merchan #24,593, 1,016 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merchan is more common than 84.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,016 people named Merchan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,883 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 658.

    #24,593
    rank among US surnames
    1,016
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.4%
    change since 2000 (was #32,856)

    Who is named Merchan

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

    93% of people named Merchan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, 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 Merchan

    Merchan has the Soundex code M625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Merchan?
    1,016 people in the United States had the surname Merchan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,883 Americans. It ranked 24,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Merchan?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Merchan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Merchan getting more or less common?
    More common. 658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,016 in 2010, up 54%.