Last Name MERCY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERCY is ranked as the 31291st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 947.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.3 people named MERCY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MERCY is 605, the rank is 39,378 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MERCY is 0.19.

Last Names MERCY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 947 +/-11.5%
  • National Rank 31,291
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 605
  • National Rank 39,378
  • Proportion/100k 0.19

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERCY is 69.7% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 26.1% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 MERCY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERCY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.7% 63.9% 5.8%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 26.1% 12.3% 13.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERCY is Texas where 141 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERCY, as 7.51 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 287 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 49 0.38 83.5% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 10 0.32 53.9% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 12 0.12 58.1% Minnesota 5 0.09 34.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 45.5% South Dakota 9 1.04 27.2% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 49 0.38 83.5%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 10 0.32 53.9%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 12 0.12 58.1%
Minnesota 5 0.09 34.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 45.5%
South Dakota 9 1.04 27.2%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 30.6% California 90 0.23 89.9% Colorado 20 0.38 72.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 34.1% Oregon 7 0.18 28.3% Utah 8 0.28 30.1% Washington 11 0.15 55.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 30.6%
California 90 0.23 89.9%
Colorado 20 0.38 72.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 34.1%
Oregon 7 0.18 28.3%
Utah 8 0.28 30.1%
Washington 11 0.15 55.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 31.3% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 28.0% New York 70 0.36 87.8% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 77.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.4% Vermont 47 7.51 92.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 31.3%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 28.0%
New York 70 0.36 87.8%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 77.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.4%
Vermont 47 7.51 92.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 29.1% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 106 0.53 94.5% Georgia 51 0.5 88.2% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 27 0.58 71.1% Maryland 51 0.86 89.1% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 10 0.1 61.8% Oklahoma 28 0.73 74.1% South Carolina 6 0.13 31.8% Tennessee 5 0.08 29.9% Texas 141 0.52 93.3% Virginia 26 0.31 79.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 29.1%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 106 0.53 94.5%
Georgia 51 0.5 88.2%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 27 0.58 71.1%
Maryland 51 0.86 89.1%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 10 0.1 61.8%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 74.1%
South Carolina 6 0.13 31.8%
Tennessee 5 0.08 29.9%
Texas 141 0.52 93.3%
Virginia 26 0.31 79.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERCY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERCY as a last 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 MERCY.

The most popular full name is John MERCY. 5.88% of all the people named MERCY have this given name.

There are 147 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERCY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John MERCY 5.88%
2 Joseph MERCY 5.88%
3 David MERCY 1.96%
4 James MERCY 1.96%
5 Charles MERCY 1.47%
6 Henry MERCY 1.47%
7 Mark MERCY 1.47%
8 Philip MERCY 1.47%
9 Richard MERCY 1.47%
10 Albert MERCY 0.98%
11 Andrew MERCY 0.98%
12 Brian MERCY 0.98%
13 Christina MERCY 0.98%
14 Corey MERCY 0.98%
15 Daniel MERCY 0.98%
16 Frantz MERCY 0.98%
17 George MERCY 0.98%
18 Jonathan MERCY 0.98%
19 Jose MERCY 0.98%
20 Loretta MERCY 0.98%