# Merle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/merle/  
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 French of French origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,302 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,408 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 237,132 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (1,122 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Merle.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merle 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merle in France.

## People named Merle

- Carole Merle, alpine skier

## Similar surnames

Merrill, Morley, Merrell, Marley, Merlo, Morreale, Merola, Murley, Murillo, Marlow, Morrell, Murrell.

## 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.