Last Name MERCER

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Meaning	The mercer, a dealler in the clothes. One who deals in silks and woolen goods.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	949 (2000 US census)	835 (1990 US census)

Count	33,797 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

83.74%, or 28302 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.35%, or 4174 total occurrences, as black,
0.39%, or 132 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.64%, or 216 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.27%, or 429 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.61%, or 544 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

Ukrainian middle names

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English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...