Merle Surname
Approximately 22,860 people bear this surname
Merle Surname Definition:
(French.) A blackbird. Merel, local, a town in Savoy.
Read More About This SurnameMerle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 15,597 | 1:4,259 | 332 |
| United States | 1,939 | 1:186,931 | 18,583 |
| Philippines | 1,834 | 1:55,201 | 9,211 |
| Germany | 1,637 | 1:49,179 | 6,418 |
| Mauritius | 327 | 1:3,955 | 758 |
| Switzerland | 142 | 1:57,837 | 7,311 |
| Croatia | 135 | 1:31,323 | 6,406 |
| Spain | 133 | 1:351,519 | 20,096 |
| Argentina | 128 | 1:333,933 | 26,358 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Puerto Rico | 76 | 1:46,712 | 1,104 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| Hungary | 45 | 1:218,139 | 18,044 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
The alternate forms: Merlé (29) are calculated separately.
Merle (79,602) may also be a first name.
Merle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French.) A blackbird. Merel, local, a town in Savoy.
Simon Merel, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Adam de Meriel Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
User-submitted Reference
This surname was Mallet in Rouen, Normandy, France in the early 1500. In 1598, when the family settled in Champagne, France, they changed the spelling to Merlet. In 1658 Merlett (the family was living in Germany at the time). In 1693 the spelling was Melott (the family emigrated to New York, and settled in New Jersey), in 1725 the spelling changed to Mellott.
- loushawsgirlMerle Demographics
Average Merle Salary in
United States
$46,217 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merle (Arabic: مرل, Marathi: मेल, Russian: Мерле) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Merlé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merle is the 23,700th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 318,790 people. Merle occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Merle live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 12,420th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 79,602 people.
This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 15,597 people, or 1 in 4,259. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 34 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Excluding France Merle is found in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Merle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Merle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merle surname expanded 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 352 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merle surname are 10.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Merle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning R 218,352 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $42,676 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merle in the Marathi language | ||
| मेल | mela | 40 |
| मेरले | merale | 20 |
| मेरल | merala | 20 |
| मेली | meli | 20 |
| Merle in the Russian language | ||
| Мерле | merle | - |
| Merle in the Arabic language | ||
| مرل | mrl | - |
| ميرلي | myrly | - |
| ميرلى | myrly | - |
| ميرل | myrl | - |
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