# Merkley (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,908 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,370 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 161,816 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (1,701 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɜː(ɹ)kli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably an Americanized form of Merkel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merkley 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merkley in the United States.

## People named Merkley

- Jeff Merkley, American politician (born 1956)

## Similar surnames

Markley, Merkel, Markle, Merkle, Mericle, Marshall, Mariscal, Miracle, Marcial, Margolis, Markel, Markland.

## 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.