First Name MERTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERTON is ranked as the 4087th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,343.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.05 people named MERTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 83% 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 MERTON is 1,156.

First Names MERTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,343 +/-6.1%
  • National Rank 4,087
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,156
  • National Rank 8,114
  • Percentile Rank 91.23%
  • Proportion/100k 0.36

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERTON is 82.3% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 11.6% Black, 1.8% 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 MERTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.3% 63.9% 18.4%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 11.6% 12.3% -0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
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 MERTON is New York where 507 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERTON, as 5.01 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Indiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 62 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 49 0.38 86.0% Indiana 5 0.08 37.3% Iowa 47 1.52 90.3% Kansas 35 1.21 80.5% Michigan 183 1.85 96.6% Minnesota 150 2.75 95.3% Missouri 7 0.22 39.0% Nebraska 26 1.4 76.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 78.2% South Dakota 27 3.11 70.7% Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 49 0.38 86.0%
Indiana 5 0.08 37.3%
Iowa 47 1.52 90.3%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.5%
Michigan 183 1.85 96.6%
Minnesota 150 2.75 95.3%
Missouri 7 0.22 39.0%
Nebraska 26 1.4 76.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 78.2%
South Dakota 27 3.11 70.7%
Wisconsin 114 1.98 94.2%
West State Statistics First-Names MERTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 93 1.38 88.2% California 337 0.87 95.8% Colorado 27 0.5 77.7% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.6% Idaho 16 0.96 63.6% Montana 8 0.77 39.1% Nevada 18 0.65 66.9% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3% Oregon 58 1.47 85.4% Utah 8 0.28 38.5% Washington 130 1.85 94.3% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.7%

West States
State stats for the first name MERTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 93 1.38 88.2%
California 337 0.87 95.8%
Colorado 27 0.5 77.7%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.6%
Montana 8 0.77 39.1%
Nevada 18 0.65 66.9%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.3%
Oregon 58 1.47 85.4%
Utah 8 0.28 38.5%
Washington 130 1.85 94.3%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 69 1.92 88.7% Maine 61 4.59 83.1% Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.7% New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6% New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3% New York 507 2.57 97.5% Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.6% Vermont 31 5.01 84.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 69 1.92 88.7%
Maine 61 4.59 83.1%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 34.7%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.6%
New Jersey 31 0.35 75.3%
New York 507 2.57 97.5%
Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.6%
Vermont 31 5.01 84.2%
South State Statistics First-Names MERTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 37.5% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9% Delaware 7 0.76 68.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 259 1.3 96.8% Georgia 13 0.13 65.2% Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9% Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4% Maryland 51 0.86 88.9% Mississippi 7 0.22 39.0% North Carolina 48 0.48 90.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 66.1% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2% Texas 114 0.42 93.6% Virginia 52 0.63 87.2% West Virginia 9 0.49 40.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MERTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 37.5%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.9%
Delaware 7 0.76 68.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 259 1.3 96.8%
Georgia 13 0.13 65.2%
Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9%
Louisiana 20 0.43 75.4%
Maryland 51 0.86 88.9%
Mississippi 7 0.22 39.0%
North Carolina 48 0.48 90.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 66.1%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2%
Texas 114 0.42 93.6%
Virginia 52 0.63 87.2%
West Virginia 9 0.49 40.8%
 

Full Names with MERTON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERTON 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 MERTON.

The most popular full name is MERTON Miller. 1.39% of all the people named MERTON have this family name.

There are 583 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERTON Miller 1.39%
2 MERTON Johnson 0.97%
3 MERTON King 0.69%
4 MERTON Hines 0.56%
5 MERTON Perry 0.56%
6 MERTON Rose 0.56%
7 MERTON Smith 0.56%
8 MERTON Thompson 0.56%
9 MERTON Bean 0.42%
10 MERTON Brown 0.42%
11 MERTON Campbell 0.42%
12 MERTON Chun 0.42%
13 MERTON Davis 0.42%
14 MERTON Dickson 0.42%
15 MERTON Hansen 0.42%
16 MERTON Hill 0.42%
17 MERTON Nelson 0.42%
18 MERTON Segal 0.42%
19 MERTON White 0.42%
20 MERTON Wilson 0.42%

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