View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Merck Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Merck (Arabic: ميرك) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merck? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Merck is the 117,677^th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,863,346 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Merck are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Merck is also the 440,394^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 387 people.

The surname Merck is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,141 people, or 1 in 169,294. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 27 percent reside, Georgia, where 16 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 18 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Merck Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Merck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merck last name grew 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merck Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merck surname are 31.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.15% registered to vote for the political party.

Merck earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,806 USD per year.