How common is the surname Mercier?

8,149 people in the United States had the surname Mercier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,888 Americans. It ranked 4,361st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mercier?

Sheila Mercier, British actress (1919-2019), followed by Paul Mercier.

Where is the surname Mercier most common?

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

Is the surname Mercier getting more or less common?

More common. 7,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,149 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Mercier

A French surname, carried by 8,149 people in the United States.

3 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). Mercier is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Mercier, from French mercier. Compare Mercy, Marshall.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,149 people named Mercier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,888 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,753.

#4,361

rank among US surnames

8,149

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,233)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,352	Sammons	8,161	37,832
#4,353	An	8,160	37,836
#4,354	Knowlton	8,157	37,850
#4,355	Tillery	8,156	37,855
#4,357	Stallworth	8,155	37,860
#4,358	Ralph	8,153	37,869
#4,359	Tracey	8,152	37,874

Who is named Mercier

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

85% of people named Mercier identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merciers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sheila Mercier
British actress (1919-2019)
Paul Mercier
American actor, born 1962

Notable Merciers come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mercier

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mercier come from?: From French Mercier, from French mercier. Compare Mercy, Marshall.
How common is the surname Mercier?: 8,149 people in the United States had the surname Mercier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,888 Americans. It ranked 4,361st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mercier?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Mercier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mercier?: Sheila Mercier, British actress (1919-2019), followed by Paul Mercier.
Where is the surname Mercier most common?: Wikidata records people named Mercier in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Mercier getting more or less common?: More common. 7,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,149 in 2010, up 5.1%.