Explore the Family Name Mergler
The meaning of Mergler
South German: topographic name for someone who lived by a marl pit, or an occupational name for someone who sold marl for fertilizer or brick making, from German Mergel ‘marl’ (see Mergel 1) + the agent suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Mergler in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mergler was ranked 58,257 in popularity in 2000 and slipped to 60,636 by 2010, a decrease of about 4.08%. However, the count of people with this surname saw a slight increase from 326 in 2000 to 332 in 2010, a growth of 1.84%. The proportion per hundred thousand individuals also saw a decline by 8.33% over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58,257 | #60,636 | -4.08% |
| Count | 326 | 332 | 1.84% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.11 | -8.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mergler
In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an interesting shift between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of Merglers, at 96.93% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.08% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both these years. New representations of Mergler appeared within the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities in 2010, each comprising 1.51% of the total. However, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped down to zero from 1.84% in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.93% | 96.08% | -0.88% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 1.51% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.51% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.84% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |