How common is the surname Merrell?

8,809 people in the United States had the surname Merrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,049 Americans. It ranked 4,032nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Merrell?

Shea Couleé, American drag queen.

Where is the surname Merrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Merrell in the United States.

Is the surname Merrell getting more or less common?

More common. 8,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,809 in 2010, up 4.7%.

Is Merrell also a first name?

Yes. Merrell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Merrell

A surname, carried by 8,809 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). Merrell is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

Variant of Muriel.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,809 people named Merrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,049 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,414.

#4,032

rank among US surnames

8,809

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,879)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938
#4,025	Hutchings	8,833	34,954
#4,026	Himes	8,831	34,962
#4,027	Frame	8,827	34,977
#4,028	Creel	8,815	35,025
#4,029	Fortin	8,814	35,029
#4,031	Dodds	8,813	35,033

Who is named Merrell

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

84% of people named Merrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Merrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shea Couleé
American drag queen, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Merrell

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

Questions

Where does the surname Merrell come from?: Variant of Muriel.
How common is the surname Merrell?: 8,809 people in the United States had the surname Merrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,049 Americans. It ranked 4,032nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merrell?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Merrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Merrell?: Shea Couleé, American drag queen.
Where is the surname Merrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Merrell in the United States.
Is the surname Merrell getting more or less common?: More common. 8,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,809 in 2010, up 4.7%.
Is Merrell also a first name?: Yes. Merrell is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.