How common is the surname Merlo?

3,122 people in the United States had the surname Merlo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. It ranked 10,320th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Merlo?

In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Merlo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Merlo?

Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer, followed by Teresa Merlo.

Where is the surname Merlo most common?

Wikidata records people named Merlo in Argentina, the Kingdom of Italy and Spain and 1 other country.

Is the surname Merlo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,697 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,122 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Merlo

A surname, carried by 3,122 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merlo is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,122 people named Merlo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,697.

#10,320

rank among US surnames

3,122

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+15.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925
#10,326	Wegener	3,120	98,957

Who is named Merlo

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

68% of people named Merlo identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merlos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reinaldo Merlo
Argentine footballer, born 1950
Teresa Merlo
Abbess of Daughter of St. Paul, 1894–1964
Gastón Merlo
Argentine footballer, born 1985
María Luisa Merlo
Actress, born 1941
Rick Merlo
American water polo player, born 1982

Notable Merlos come mostly from Argentina (2), the Kingdom of Italy (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Merlo

Merlo has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

Questions

How common is the surname Merlo?: 3,122 people in the United States had the surname Merlo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,894 Americans. It ranked 10,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merlo?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Merlo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Merlo?: Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer, followed by Teresa Merlo.
Where is the surname Merlo most common?: Wikidata records people named Merlo in Argentina, the Kingdom of Italy and Spain and 1 other country.
Is the surname Merlo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,697 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,122 in 2010, up 16%.