Mertz Surname

30,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Mertz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Mertz, a pet form of Mertens (from Mars, the god of war), or of Maro, a pet form of names beginning with Mar (famous), as Maruin and Maroald; one who came from Mertz, in Germany; one who sold small articles.

Mertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7571:33,6954,209
France2,5241:26,3163,153
Germany1,8511:43,4935,714
Brazil5141:416,48715,821
Denmark4211:13,4081,295
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Belgium2491:46,1717,497
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
Luxembourg901:6,450965
Peru851:373,93112,435
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Australia821:329,21628,102
England491:1,137,10353,999
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8961:26,4873,263

Mertz (43) may also be a first name.

Mertz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Mertz, a pet form of Mertens (from Mars, the god of war), or of Maro, a pet form of names beginning with Mar (famous), as Maruin and Maroald; one who came from Mertz, in Germany; one who sold small articles.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mertz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertz is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,340th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 413,877 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mertz are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous given name globally It is held by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,757 people, or 1 in 33,695. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Mertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mertz last name rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 817 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mertz last name are 16.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mertz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.47% more than the national average, earning 479,225 kr per year; in Peru they earn 172.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,780 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.23% more than the national average, earning R 354,636 per year; in United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maertz91697/
Meertz91120/
Meartz9137/
Miertz919/
Moertz918/
Merttz912/
Meirtz912/
Mertzs911/
Mertze911/
Merstz910/
Mertzh910/
Merdtz910/
Merz8936,010/
Martz8014,311/
Merts802,948/
Maerz801,942/
Mercz80691/
Mehrz80308/
Märtz80304/
Mortz80268/
Mierz80100/
Mirtz8059/
Mörtz8053/
Moerz8014/
Meerz8011/
Mearz806/
Myrtz803/
Merzc801/
Merdz801/
Mretz801/
Merzz801/
Meirz801/
Mertc801/
Mertx801/
Merzs801/
Mertzsch7737/
Meerts73809/
Mertçe73147/
Mertts7342/
Marttz7324/
Mirtze736/
Maercz736/
Mertci735/
Mertse732/
Marthz732/
Mertch732/
Morrtz732/
Meerzh731/
Mairtz731/
Maerts731/
Moirtz731/
Martzs731/
Meahrz731/
Mahrtz730/
Mmertx730/
Merrts730/
Miertzsch7124/
Moertzsch711/
März679,759/
Marz675,507/
Merc671,271/
Merç67928/
Mertsch67920/
Mirz67859/
Mörz67570/
Morz67131/
Meertse676/
Merţ674/
Merzsch674/
Merč672/
Mertche671/
Meherts671/
Mjrz671/
Merrtts670/

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Mertz Reference & Research

Mertz/Martz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mertz
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