How common is the surname Merson?

1,034 people in the United States had the surname Merson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Merson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Merson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Merson?

Greg Merson, American poker player.

Where is the surname Merson most common?

Wikidata records people named Merson in the United States.

Is the surname Merson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, down 9.4%.

The surname Merson

A surname, carried by 1,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Merson is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,034 people named Merson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. That is down 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,141.

#24,260

rank among US surnames

1,034

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-9.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,381)

Who is named Merson

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

95% of people named Merson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mersons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Greg Merson
American poker player, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Merson

Merson has the Soundex code M625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M625.

Questions

How common is the surname Merson?: 1,034 people in the United States had the surname Merson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Merson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Merson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Merson?: Greg Merson, American poker player.
Where is the surname Merson most common?: Wikidata records people named Merson in the United States.
Is the surname Merson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, down 9.4%.