The Merle surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,122 people carried this name — #21,651 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,219 people named Merle.
109 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
165 people named Merle live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Merle have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 39 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merle.
- Merin 346 · U.S. census
- Merino 7,480 · U.S. census
- Merit 226 · U.S. census
- Merkel 6,577 · U.S. census
- Merkling 317 · U.S. census
- Merlan 277 · U.S. census
- Merlet 114 · U.S. census
- Merley 119 · U.S. census
- Merli 303 · U.S. census
- Merlin 1,152 · U.S. census
- Merling 211 · U.S. census
- Merlini 281 · U.S. census
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