Explore the Family Name Merker

The meaning of Merker

1. German: variant of Marker. 2. South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German merker, German Merker ‘watchman, lookout’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Reuven.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Merker has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it held rank 26,035 but slipped to rank 31,412 by 2010, marking a decline of 20.65%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname fell by 16.72% from 885 in 2000 to 737 in 2010. This trend is reflected by a 24.24% drop in the proportion of individuals named Merker per 100,000 people, which was 0.33 in 2000 and lowered to 0.25 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,035	#31,412	-20.65%
Count	885	737	-16.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.25	-24.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Merker

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Merker, we again turn to the Decennial U.S. Census for insights. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in both 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing the surname Merker identify as White, although this percentage saw a slight dip from 97.97% in 2000 to 96.74% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic population with this surname experienced a significant increase of 115.93%, rising from 1.13% in 2000 to 2.44% in 2010. There were also no instances of individuals identifying as Two or more races with the surname Merker.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.97%	96.74%	-1.26%
Hispanic	1.13%	2.44%	115.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%