Last Name MERRY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRY is ranked as the 8482nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,346.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.36 people named MERRY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 75% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MERRY is 4,365, the rank is 8,242 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MERRY is 1.37.

Last Names MERRY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,346 +/-5.4%
  • National Rank 8,482
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,365
  • National Rank 8,242
  • Proportion/100k 1.37

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRY is 92.9% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 2.6% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.2% 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 MERRY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 92.9% 63.9% 29.0%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 2.6% 12.3% -9.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRY is California where 451 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRY, as 15.32 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Maine 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 Nevada (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 27 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 136 1.06 94.0% Indiana 148 2.25 93.9% Iowa 57 1.84 87.5% Kansas 98 3.39 91.6% Michigan 113 1.14 93.9% Minnesota 122 2.23 94.4% Missouri 13 0.44 58.7% Nebraska 26 1.4 70.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 263 2.27 96.4% South Dakota 88 10.36 92.9% Wisconsin 91 1.57 92.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 136 1.06 94.0%
Indiana 148 2.25 93.9%
Iowa 57 1.84 87.5%
Kansas 98 3.39 91.6%
Michigan 113 1.14 93.9%
Minnesota 122 2.23 94.4%
Missouri 13 0.44 58.7%
Nebraska 26 1.4 70.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 263 2.27 96.4%
South Dakota 88 10.36 92.9%
Wisconsin 91 1.57 92.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names MERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 85.4% Arizona 127 1.89 94.8% California 451 1.16 97.5% Colorado 74 1.39 91.9% Hawaii 6 0.42 30.3% Idaho 31 1.91 79.0% Montana 31 3.07 81.5% Nevada 9 0.32 35.0% New Mexico 49 2.36 87.1% Oregon 51 1.29 87.5% Utah 25 0.84 71.5% Washington 214 3.02 97.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 85.4%
Arizona 127 1.89 94.8%
California 451 1.16 97.5%
Colorado 74 1.39 91.9%
Hawaii 6 0.42 30.3%
Idaho 31 1.91 79.0%
Montana 31 3.07 81.5%
Nevada 9 0.32 35.0%
New Mexico 49 2.36 87.1%
Oregon 51 1.29 87.5%
Utah 25 0.84 71.5%
Washington 214 3.02 97.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 90.6% Maine 204 15.32 95.5% Massachusetts 182 2.7 95.1% New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.7% New Jersey 42 0.47 80.4% New York 293 1.48 96.9% Pennsylvania 120 0.94 93.3% Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.5% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 90.6%
Maine 204 15.32 95.5%
Massachusetts 182 2.7 95.1%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.7%
New Jersey 42 0.47 80.4%
New York 293 1.48 96.9%
Pennsylvania 120 0.94 93.3%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.5%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names MERRY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 81.4% Arkansas 19 0.65 69.7% Delaware 7 0.76 60.7% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 268 1.35 97.6% Georgia 146 1.44 94.6% Kentucky 39 0.88 80.4% Louisiana 40 0.86 78.4% Maryland 69 1.15 91.7% Mississippi 13 0.44 58.7% North Carolina 80 0.8 93.2% Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.9% South Carolina 37 0.77 85.7% Tennessee 72 1.1 90.5% Texas 161 0.6 94.0% Virginia 111 1.34 93.8% West Virginia 18 0.98 59.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 81.4%
Arkansas 19 0.65 69.7%
Delaware 7 0.76 60.7%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 268 1.35 97.6%
Georgia 146 1.44 94.6%
Kentucky 39 0.88 80.4%
Louisiana 40 0.86 78.4%
Maryland 69 1.15 91.7%
Mississippi 13 0.44 58.7%
North Carolina 80 0.8 93.2%
Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.9%
South Carolina 37 0.77 85.7%
Tennessee 72 1.1 90.5%
Texas 161 0.6 94.0%
Virginia 111 1.34 93.8%
West Virginia 18 0.98 59.8%
 

Full Names with MERRY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert MERRY. 2.78% of all the people named MERRY have this given name.

There are 441 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert MERRY 2.78%
2 James MERRY 2.35%
3 John MERRY 1.92%
4 Michael MERRY 1.82%
5 Barbara MERRY 1.71%
6 David MERRY 1.39%
7 William MERRY 1.07%
8 Donald MERRY 0.96%
9 Edward MERRY 0.96%
10 Susan MERRY 0.96%
11 Charles MERRY 0.85%
12 Lisa MERRY 0.85%
13 Mary MERRY 0.85%
14 Richard MERRY 0.85%
15 Carol MERRY 0.75%
16 Daniel MERRY 0.75%
17 Donna MERRY 0.75%
18 Thomas MERRY 0.75%
19 Alan MERRY 0.64%
20 Brian MERRY 0.64%