Explore the Family Name Mertel

The meaning of Mertel

1. South German: from a pet form of the personal name Martin. 2. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Mertelj: from an old vernacular pet form of the personal name Martin, of German origin (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: German Wolf, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mertel has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Mertel ranked 63,812 in popularity among surnames in the United States, while by 2010, its rank had dropped to 85,357, indicating a 33.76% decrease. The count of people with this last name also declined during this period, from 292 in 2000 to 219 in 2010, representing a 25% fall. Similarly, the proportion of individuals named Mertel per 100,000 was reduced by 36.36%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#85,357	-33.76%
Count	292	219	-25%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.07	-36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mertel

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mertel, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 2.74% to 3.65%, a rise of 33.21%. There was also a significant increase for those identifying with two or more races, going from 1.71% to 3.20%, an impressive 87.13% boost. However, the percentage of people with the Mertel surname identifying as White decreased by 3.86%, from 94.52% in 2000 to 90.87% in 2010. The proportions of Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native groups remained stable at 0% each during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.52%	90.87%	-3.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.74%	3.65%	33.21%
Two or More Races	1.71%	3.2%	87.13%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%