First Name MERRILL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRILL is ranked as the 1662nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 14,933.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.68 people named MERRILL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 72% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MERRILL is 7,023.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERRILL is used as a boy's name 84% of the time.

First Names MERRILL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 14,933 +/-2.9%
  • National Rank 1,662
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,023
  • National Rank 2,575
  • Percentile Rank 97.22%
  • Proportion/100k 2.20

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRILL is 82.0% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 12.2% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 MERRILL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERRILL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.0% 63.9% 18.1%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 12.2% 12.3% -0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRILL is California where 1,703 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRILL, as 21.11 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Utah 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Montana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERRILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 594 4.61 97.0% Indiana 374 5.66 95.8% Iowa 470 15.14 97.1% Kansas 176 6.05 92.0% Michigan 403 4.06 97.9% Minnesota 354 6.49 97.1% Missouri 100 3.33 91.0% Nebraska 99 5.24 88.5% North Dakota 24 3.26 69.2% Ohio 488 4.21 96.6% South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8% Wisconsin 261 4.54 96.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 594 4.61 97.0%
Indiana 374 5.66 95.8%
Iowa 470 15.14 97.1%
Kansas 176 6.05 92.0%
Michigan 403 4.06 97.9%
Minnesota 354 6.49 97.1%
Missouri 100 3.33 91.0%
Nebraska 99 5.24 88.5%
North Dakota 24 3.26 69.2%
Ohio 488 4.21 96.6%
South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8%
Wisconsin 261 4.54 96.3%
West State Statistics First-Names MERRILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 74.1% Arizona 372 5.53 94.6% California 1,703 4.39 98.5% Colorado 189 3.53 93.1% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5% Idaho 195 11.94 91.5% Montana 16 1.53 63.3% Nevada 83 2.91 87.7% New Mexico 49 2.36 80.1% Oregon 248 6.26 93.8% Utah 621 21.11 96.0% Washington 500 7.08 97.4% Wyoming 19 3.19 63.3%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 74.1%
Arizona 372 5.53 94.6%
California 1,703 4.39 98.5%
Colorado 189 3.53 93.1%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.5%
Idaho 195 11.94 91.5%
Montana 16 1.53 63.3%
Nevada 83 2.91 87.7%
New Mexico 49 2.36 80.1%
Oregon 248 6.26 93.8%
Utah 621 21.11 96.0%
Washington 500 7.08 97.4%
Wyoming 19 3.19 63.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERRILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 104 2.88 91.3% Maine 143 10.72 89.1% Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.2% New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.2% New Jersey 198 2.22 93.5% New York 874 4.43 98.2% Pennsylvania 595 4.65 97.2% Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.8% Vermont 86 13.76 90.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 104 2.88 91.3%
Maine 143 10.72 89.1%
Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.2%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.2%
New Jersey 198 2.22 93.5%
New York 874 4.43 98.2%
Pennsylvania 595 4.65 97.2%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.8%
Vermont 86 13.76 90.5%
South State Statistics First-Names MERRILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 144 2.96 93.3% Arkansas 96 3.24 90.3% Delaware 39 4.18 90.7% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.6% Florida 1,145 5.75 98.7% Georgia 355 3.51 96.4% Kentucky 130 2.94 91.5% Louisiana 255 5.47 94.5% Maryland 263 4.4 96.2% Mississippi 100 3.33 91.0% North Carolina 383 3.85 97.4% Oklahoma 164 4.23 92.3% South Carolina 173 3.57 93.6% Tennessee 217 3.31 95.1% Texas 806 2.99 98.0% Virginia 249 2.99 95.2% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.1%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 144 2.96 93.3%
Arkansas 96 3.24 90.3%
Delaware 39 4.18 90.7%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.6%
Florida 1,145 5.75 98.7%
Georgia 355 3.51 96.4%
Kentucky 130 2.94 91.5%
Louisiana 255 5.47 94.5%
Maryland 263 4.4 96.2%
Mississippi 100 3.33 91.0%
North Carolina 383 3.85 97.4%
Oklahoma 164 4.23 92.3%
South Carolina 173 3.57 93.6%
Tennessee 217 3.31 95.1%
Texas 806 2.99 98.0%
Virginia 249 2.99 95.2%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.1%
 

Full Names with MERRILL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERRILL as a first 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 MERRILL.

The most popular full name is MERRILL Johnson. 1.27% of all the people named MERRILL have this family name.

There are 2202 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRILL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERRILL Johnson 1.27%
2 MERRILL Smith 1.18%
3 MERRILL Miller 0.84%
4 MERRILL Anderson 0.56%
5 MERRILL Brown 0.50%
6 MERRILL Davis 0.50%
7 MERRILL Hall 0.50%
8 MERRILL Jones 0.44%
9 MERRILL Wood 0.40%
10 MERRILL Clark 0.37%
11 MERRILL Scott 0.37%
12 MERRILL Thompson 0.37%
13 MERRILL Moore 0.34%
14 MERRILL King 0.28%
15 MERRILL Martin 0.28%
16 MERRILL Nelson 0.28%
17 MERRILL Peterson 0.28%
18 MERRILL White 0.28%
19 MERRILL Williams 0.28%
20 MERRILL Jackson 0.25%

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