The Mercury surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 250 people carried this name — #76,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 21% from 207 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Mercury.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Mercury,
with a public archive behind them.
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Freddie Mercury 1946–1991 · composer -
Freddie Mercury 1946–1991 · composer
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Marie Mercury Roth 1926–2020 · chemist
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Marie Mercury Roth 1926–2020 · chemist
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Eric Mercury 1950–2022 · actor
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Sonia Mercury 1963– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mercury.
- Mercier 8,149 · U.S. census
- Merck 1,645 · U.S. census
- Merckle 213 · U.S. census
- Merckling 173 · U.S. census
- Mercuri 1,041 · U.S. census
- Mercurio 4,528 · U.S. census
- Mercy 575 · U.S. census
- Mere 388 · U.S. census
- Merel 192 · U.S. census
- Merenda 830 · U.S. census
- Mergel 241 · U.S. census
- Mergen 850 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mercury is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.