# Merlo (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,122 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,320 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,894 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (2,697 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merlo 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 30% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merlo in Argentina, the Kingdom of Italy, Spain and the United States.

## People named Merlo

- Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
- Teresa Merlo, abbess of Daughter of St. Paul
- Gastón Merlo, Argentine footballer
- María Luisa Merlo, actress
- Rick Merlo, American water polo player

## Similar surnames

Merrill, Marlow, Merrell, Morello, Morreale, Merola, Merle, Murillo, Morrell, Morley, Murrell, Morel.

## 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.