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    The surname Mergenthaler

    A German surname, carried by 556 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M625

    Mergenthaler: #39,555 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mergenthaler #39,555, 556 people Mergenthaler: #39,555 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mergenthaler #39,555, 556 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mergenthaler is more common than 75.6% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Mergenthaler, variant of Morgenthaler. From Morgen (morning) + Thal (obsolete spelling of Tal, "valley") + -er (equivalent to English demonym-former -er).

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 556 people named Mergenthaler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 555,298 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 508.

    #39,555
    rank among US surnames
    556
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.4%
    change since 2000 (was #40,552)

    Who is named Mergenthaler

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

    95% of people named Mergenthaler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mergenthaler come from?
    Borrowed from German Mergenthaler, variant of Morgenthaler. From Morgen (morning) + Thal (obsolete spelling of Tal, "valley") + -er (equivalent to English demonym-former -er).
    How common is the surname Mergenthaler?
    556 people in the United States had the surname Mergenthaler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 555,298 Americans. It ranked 39,555th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mergenthaler?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mergenthaler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Mergenthaler getting more or less common?
    More common. 508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 556 in 2010, up 9.4%.