Explore the Family Name Mersch

The meaning of Mersch

North German; Dutch (also Van der Mersch): topographic name for someone who lived in the vicinity of a marsh, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch mersch ‘marsh’, or a habitational name from any of the places called Mersch or Mörsch.

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

The surname Mersch has seen a slight decrease in popularity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Mersch was ranked 29,016 in popularity and by 2010, the ranking slipped to 29,473. This represents a change of -1.57%. However, the total count of people with the Mersch surname increased from 770 in 2000 to 801 in 2010, a growth of 4.03%. The proportion per 100,000 people fell slightly from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010, marking a decrease of 6.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,016	#29,473	-1.57%
Count	770	801	4.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mersch

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows most individuals with the Mersch surname identified as White, with a minor decrease from 97.14% in 2000 to 96.5% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a noticeable decline from 1.43% in 2000 to 1.12% in 2010, a drop of 21.68%. Conversely, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.75% and 0.87% of the Mersch population respectively. Those identifying with two or more races dropped from 0.65% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	96.5%	-0.66%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.12%	-21.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
Two or More Races	0.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%