Last Name MERTEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERTEN is ranked as the 11568th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,065.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.96 people named MERTEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MERTEN is 2,103, the rank is 15,117 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MERTEN is 0.66.

Last Names MERTEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,065 +/-6.4%
  • National Rank 11,568
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,103
  • National Rank 15,117
  • Proportion/100k 0.66

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERTEN is 97.5% White, 1.0% Hispanic origin, 0.0% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.7% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 MERTEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERTEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 97.5% 63.9% 33.6%
Hispanic origin 1.0% 16.3% -15.3%
Black 0.0% 12.3% -12.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 0.7% 1.8% -1.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERTEN is Minnesota where 316 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERTEN, as 5.78 in every 100,000 Minnesotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Minnesota.
  • Minnesota 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 11 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 72 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MERTEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 80 0.62 89.7% Indiana 60 0.92 86.5% Iowa 97 3.12 92.8% Kansas 42 1.45 81.2% Michigan 125 1.26 94.5% Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2% Missouri 7 0.22 29.8% Nebraska 59 3.14 86.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 77 0.66 88.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 310 5.39 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERTEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 80 0.62 89.7%
Indiana 60 0.92 86.5%
Iowa 97 3.12 92.8%
Kansas 42 1.45 81.2%
Michigan 125 1.26 94.5%
Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2%
Missouri 7 0.22 29.8%
Nebraska 59 3.14 86.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 77 0.66 88.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 310 5.39 98.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names MERTEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 76 1.13 91.6% California 247 0.64 95.8% Colorado 61 1.13 90.2% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 85.7% New Mexico 20 0.94 67.0% Oregon 117 2.94 94.4% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 62 0.87 90.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERTEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 76 1.13 91.6%
California 247 0.64 95.8%
Colorado 61 1.13 90.2%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 85.7%
New Mexico 20 0.94 67.0%
Oregon 117 2.94 94.4%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 62 0.87 90.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MERTEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 35.1% Massachusetts 12 0.18 31.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 73 0.82 89.3% New York 39 0.2 79.1% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.5% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERTEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 35.1%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 31.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 73 0.82 89.3%
New York 39 0.2 79.1%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 33.5%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names MERTEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 19 0.65 69.7% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 71 0.35 92.2% Georgia 13 0.13 61.3% Kentucky 39 0.88 80.4% Louisiana 7 0.14 26.7% Maryland 17 0.29 70.7% Mississippi 7 0.22 29.8% North Carolina 13 0.13 70.4% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 63.8% Tennessee 5 0.08 30.0% Texas 232 0.86 95.4% Virginia 52 0.63 88.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERTEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 19 0.65 69.7%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 71 0.35 92.2%
Georgia 13 0.13 61.3%
Kentucky 39 0.88 80.4%
Louisiana 7 0.14 26.7%
Maryland 17 0.29 70.7%
Mississippi 7 0.22 29.8%
North Carolina 13 0.13 70.4%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 63.8%
Tennessee 5 0.08 30.0%
Texas 232 0.86 95.4%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERTEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERTEN as a last 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 MERTEN.

The most popular full name is David MERTEN. 2.58% of all the people named MERTEN have this given name.

There are 340 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERTEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David MERTEN 2.58%
2 John MERTEN 2.27%
3 Richard MERTEN 1.97%
4 Mary MERTEN 1.82%
5 Robert MERTEN 1.82%
6 Carol MERTEN 1.67%
7 James MERTEN 1.52%
8 Michael MERTEN 1.52%
9 William MERTEN 1.52%
10 Thomas MERTEN 1.36%
11 Daniel MERTEN 1.21%
12 Charles MERTEN 1.06%
13 Joseph MERTEN 1.06%
14 Donald MERTEN 0.91%
15 Paul MERTEN 0.91%
16 Steven MERTEN 0.91%
17 Barbara MERTEN 0.76%
18 Debra MERTEN 0.76%
19 Kenneth MERTEN 0.76%
20 Lawrence MERTEN 0.76%

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