First Name MERRELL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRELL is ranked as the 6592nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,597.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.5 people named MERRELL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MERRELL is 719.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERRELL is used as a boy's name 86% of the time.

First Names MERRELL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,597 +/-8.9%
  • National Rank 6,592
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 719
  • National Rank 10,948
  • Percentile Rank 88.16%
  • Proportion/100k 0.23

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRELL is 77.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 16.6% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MERRELL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERRELL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MERRELL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.7% 63.9% 13.8%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 16.6% 12.3% 4.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRELL is Texas where 198 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRELL, as 2.07 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 136 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERRELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 25 0.19 78.0% Indiana 38 0.58 85.1% Iowa 12 0.4 78.9% Kansas 21 0.73 73.3% Michigan 36 0.36 90.2% Minnesota 16 0.28 82.2% Missouri 20 0.67 76.0% Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 60 0.52 88.6% South Dakota 18 2.07 62.5% Wisconsin 5 0.09 61.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 25 0.19 78.0%
Indiana 38 0.58 85.1%
Iowa 12 0.4 78.9%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.3%
Michigan 36 0.36 90.2%
Minnesota 16 0.28 82.2%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.0%
Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 60 0.52 88.6%
South Dakota 18 2.07 62.5%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 61.3%
West State Statistics First-Names MERRELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 73.3% California 114 0.29 91.6% Colorado 34 0.63 80.5% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3% Oregon 15 0.37 64.8% Utah 50 1.69 82.3% Washington 29 0.41 85.3% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.3%
California 114 0.29 91.6%
Colorado 34 0.63 80.5%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3%
Oregon 15 0.37 64.8%
Utah 50 1.69 82.3%
Washington 29 0.41 85.3%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERRELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 36.5% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 33.9% New York 82 0.42 91.9% Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 36.5%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 33.9%
New York 82 0.42 91.9%
Pennsylvania 44 0.34 86.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERRELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 75 1.54 90.4% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.6% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 112 0.56 94.5% Georgia 133 1.32 93.6% Kentucky 58 1.32 87.2% Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4% Maryland 29 0.48 83.2% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.0% North Carolina 57 0.58 91.7% Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.8% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9% Tennessee 21 0.32 79.3% Texas 198 0.73 95.5% Virginia 20 0.24 74.7% West Virginia 9 0.49 40.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 75 1.54 90.4%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.6%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 112 0.56 94.5%
Georgia 133 1.32 93.6%
Kentucky 58 1.32 87.2%
Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4%
Maryland 29 0.48 83.2%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.0%
North Carolina 57 0.58 91.7%
Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.8%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.9%
Tennessee 21 0.32 79.3%
Texas 198 0.73 95.5%
Virginia 20 0.24 74.7%
West Virginia 9 0.49 40.7%
 

Full Names with MERRELL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERRELL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MERRELL.

The most popular full name is MERRELL Johnson. 1.74% of all the people named MERRELL have this family name.

There are 289 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRELL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERRELL Johnson 1.74%
2 MERRELL Davis 1.45%
3 MERRELL Lee 1.45%
4 MERRELL Williams 1.16%
5 MERRELL Lloyd 0.87%
6 MERRELL Robinson 0.87%
7 MERRELL Thomas 0.87%
8 MERRELL Walter 0.87%
9 MERRELL Bailey 0.58%
10 MERRELL Bell 0.58%
11 MERRELL Boyd 0.58%
12 MERRELL Brown 0.58%
13 MERRELL Bryant 0.58%
14 MERRELL Coker 0.58%
15 MERRELL Cole 0.58%
16 MERRELL Colsch 0.58%
17 MERRELL Cooper 0.58%
18 MERRELL Decker 0.58%
19 MERRELL Dickson 0.58%
20 MERRELL Fitch 0.58%

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