Explore the Family Name Mercuri

The meaning of Mercuri

Italian (southern): patronymic from the personal name Mercurio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Carmela, Domenico, Angelo, Antonio, Francesco, Franco, Giuseppe, Nicola, Pasquale, Romeo, Sal.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mercuri has seen a marked increase from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 28,824 in popularity, with a count of 777 individuals bearing this name. A decade later, in 2010, the surname's rank rose to 24,159, and the count increased by approximately 34 percent to 1,041 individuals. Correspondingly, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people grew by around 21 percent during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,824	#24,159	16.18%
Count	777	1,041	33.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.35	20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mercuri

Delving into the ethnicity distribution of the Mercuri surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals identify as White, with percentages decreasing slightly from 93.95 in 2000 to 91.93 in 2010. The Hispanic population bearing this surname saw an increase of nearly 32 percent over the same period, while the Black community witnessed a rise of approximately 23 percent. The census reported no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Mercuri surname. However, a new entry in 2010 indicates that some individuals identify as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.95%	91.93%	-2.15%
Hispanic	3.35%	4.42%	31.94%
Black	1.8%	2.21%	22.78%
Two or More Races	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%