LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Merit
Merit is the 91,198th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 217 people carried it, about 0.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Merit are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White61.8%
Black25.3%
Multiracial6.5%
Hispanic2.8%
Asian American2.3%
Native American1.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
2000
#78,549
226
2010
#84,748
221
2020
#91,198
217