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