Explore the Family Name Merlos

The meaning of Merlos

Spanish and Portuguese: from the personal name Merlos (see Merlo). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Fidel, Francisco, Jorge, Juan, Lazaro, Manuel, Miguel, Adelso, Alonso, Ana, Angel, Cesar.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Merlos saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Merlos was ranked as the 21,776th most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 15,520th position, indicating a rank change of approximately 28.73 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,114 in 2000 to 1,886 in 2010, marking an increase of 69.3 percent over the decade. Additionally, the proportion of people named Merlos per 100,000 residents grew by 56.1 percent, moving from 0.41 to 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,776	#15,520	28.73%
Count	1,114	1,886	69.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.64	56.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Merlos

On the subject of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those bearing the surname Merlos identify as Hispanic. This ethnicity represented an overwhelming 95.87 percent in 2000 and slightly increased to 95.97 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there were shifts among other ethnic identities: individuals identifying as White decreased by 13.86 percent, while there were emerging traces of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities in 2010 that were not present in 2000. Data for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, or as belonging to two or more races, was either suppressed for privacy or remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.87%	95.97%	0.1%
White	3.32%	2.86%	-13.86%
Black	0%	0.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.42%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%