The Mercado surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 60,761 people carried this name — #555 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,850 people counted. That is up 31% from 46,437 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mercado surname

Borrowed from Spanish Mercado, from mercado (“market”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mercado» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 53,220 people named Mercado live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 12,480
Córdoba 7,029
San Juan 5,211
La Rioja 5,031
Mendoza 4,581
Salta 2,549
Tucumán 2,419
City of Buenos Aires 2,288

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

139 people named Mercado live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 40
Zurich 36
Vaud 14
Aargau 11
Bern 8
Lucerne 6
Basel-Stadt 6
Neuchâtel 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 24 people named Mercado.

Most of them — 20 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Ain.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Ain 1
Gironde 1
Paris 1
Seine-et-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

40 people named Mercado is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 40

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Mercado in American newspapers,
1908–1913.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Mercado
Daily Kennebec Journal 1908-07-24
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Mercado
The Hattiesburg News 1913-12-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,844 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mercado in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1980s.

221 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mercado. The most, 124, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 58
ACT (Canberra) 10
Queensland 5
Victoria 3
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mercado.

Who carried it

People named Mercado,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Luis Mercado
    Luis Mercado 1525–1611 · writer
  • José Rizal
    José Rizal 1861–1896 · writer
  • Mónico R. Mercado
    Mónico R. Mercado 1875–1953 · lawyer
  • Héctor Mercado
    Héctor Mercado 1885–1958
  • Zoilo Galang
    Zoilo Galang 1895–1959 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 128 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mercado,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,216 records

1,216 records of the Mercado name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 591
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 290
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 194
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 96
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 35
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record George Mercado

    Born 1946; from New York, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Cecilio M. Mercado

    Born 1908. Enlisted 1941 at New York City; deckhand from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran; died 1970, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Julio Cesar Mercado

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1957, died 1999; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,216 records for Mercado in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands82 records

82 records of the Mercado name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 71
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rosalie Mercado

    Married in 1907 in Amsterdam. Died 1972 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Isaac Mercado

    In the population register of Amsterdam; paperhanger, born 1821 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Mercado

    Buried in 1702 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 82 records for Mercado in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France4 records

4 records of the Mercado name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Angelito Elbert Mercado

    Born 1959 in San Pablo (Philippines); died 1995 in Beausoleil (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antonio Mercado

    Born 1961 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande; died 1992 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Manuel Mercado

    Born 1909 in Spain; died 1995 in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mercado in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Mercado name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norly Kim Mercado

    Died 1996; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Manuel Mercado

    Died 1981; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Mercado in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Mercado name in Australia
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Manolito Mercado

    Died 1999; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Mercado in Australia.

Counts: ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Mercado name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hugo Alejandro Mercado

    Died 2001, aged 77; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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