How rare is the last name Merrell?

8,631 people in the United States have the last name Merrell, about 1 in 34,631. It ranks #3,990 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

MERRELL

#3,990

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,631
About
1 in 34,631
This common or more
55.9%
Who bears it

Of the 8,631 people with the last name Merrell, 80.5% reported their origin as White, 10.6% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Merrell

1 other last name also has 8,631 people.

#3,990 Canady · 8,631

Either side of Merrell

#3,989 Taft · 8,632#3,990 Canady · 8,631#3,992 Lawless · 8,628#3,993 Forster · 8,627

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Merrell, most common first.

#1,093 Merrill · 31,507#91,198 Merel · 217#113,026 Merrel · 165#132,523 Merriel · 133#152,339 Merello · 106

Also a first name

As a first name, Merrell ranks #15,445 of 53,615, with 745 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1927, with 36 births. See Merrell as a first name

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