Merlock Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merlock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Merlock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merlock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merlock is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merlock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merlock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merlock is the 1,073,555th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Merlock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merlock are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 27 percent live, New Jersey, where 24 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Merlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merlock has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,842 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merlock last name are 38.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.19% being registered with the party.

Merlock earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,684 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merzlock9375/
Merlok925/
Morlock865,623/
Marlock8674/
Merlack8615/
Mirlock867/
Merzlok861/
Mohrlock8095/
Morlouck800/
Morllock800/
Morlok771,042/
Merlak77627/
Marlok77322/
Merlák7732/
Merlac7720/
Morloc777/
Merlox771/
Morellock752/
Merzlak71142/
Mohrlok71118/
Mierlak7156/
Merlyak7138/
Morlack7126/
Merliak7124/
Mehrlak7118/
Merliac7116/
Merlakh711/
Marlack711/
Merzliak67276/
Merzlyak67247/
Merillac6756/
Mierzlak671/
Merlough670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merlock
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis