The Merlo surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,697 people carried this name — #10,848 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 100,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 728 people named Merlo.
157 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often La Réunion.
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
452 people named Merlo live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 119 people named Merlo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
35 people named Merlo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
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 Merlo.
- 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
- Merlino 2,363 · U.S. census
- Merlos 1,114 · U.S. census
- Merly 170 · U.S. census
- Mero 1,510 · U.S. census
- Meron 234 · U.S. census
- Merry 3,698 · U.S. census
- Mersch 770 · U.S. census
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