# Merida (surname)

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

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,411 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,536 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,994 people |
| Change since 2000 | +63% (2,701 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merida 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) | 15% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 79% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Similar surnames

Merritt, Marte, Morehead, Marriott, Martí, Marty, Moorehead, Marotta, Moorhead, Moretti, Murtha, Murrieta.

## 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.