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    The surname Merlos

    A surname, carried by 1,886 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M642

    Merlos: #15,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Merlos #15,520, 1,886 people Merlos: #15,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Merlos #15,520, 1,886 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merlos is more common than 90.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,886 people named Merlos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,704 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,114.

    #15,520
    rank among US surnames
    1,886
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +69.3%
    change since 2000 (was #21,776)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,520Ewen1,886163,704
    #15,527Rayas1,885163,791

    Who is named Merlos

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

    96% of people named Merlos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Merlos

    Merlos has the Soundex code M642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M642.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Merlos?
    1,886 people in the United States had the surname Merlos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,704 Americans. It ranked 15,520th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Merlos?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Merlos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Merlos getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,886 in 2010, up 69%.