How common is the surname Messerly?

1,223 people in the United States had the surname Messerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. It ranked 21,393rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Messerly?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Messerly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Messerly getting more or less common?

More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,223 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Messerly

A surname, carried by 1,223 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M264

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Messerly is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,223 people named Messerly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,071.

#21,393

rank among US surnames

1,223

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,427)

Who is named Messerly

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

88% of people named Messerly identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Messerly?: 1,223 people in the United States had the surname Messerly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,449 Americans. It ranked 21,393rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Messerly?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Messerly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Messerly getting more or less common?: More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,223 in 2010, up 14%.