Explore the Family Name Mercadel

The meaning of Mercadel

African American: altered form of Catalan Mercadal. It is found mainly in LA.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Mercadel in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mercadel has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Mercadel was ranked as the 48,665th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 43,438th position. This represented a change of approximately 10.74%. Moreover, the absolute count of people bearing this surname also increased from 407 in 2000 to 497 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 22.11%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Mercadel surname per 100,000 people increased by 13.33% from 0.15 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#43,438	10.74%
Count	407	497	22.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.17	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mercadel

The ethnicity or ethnic identity associated with the surname Mercadel also evolved from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority population with this surname identified as Black, with percentages of 90.17 and 87.53 for 2000 and 2010 respectively, showing a slight decrease of 2.93%. During this period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, rising from 2.46 to 5.23. Similarly, the White population nearly doubled from 1.72 to 3.42. On the other hand, individuals who identified with two or more races decreased significantly from 5.41 to 2.01. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed or unchanged at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.17%	87.53%	-2.93%
Hispanic	2.46%	5.23%	112.6%
White	1.72%	3.42%	98.84%
Two or More Races	5.41%	2.01%	-62.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%