The Mero surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,750 people carried this name — #16,437 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 169,500 people counted. That is up 16% from 1,510 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 128 people named Mero.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Morbihan.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Mero live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 31 people named Mero 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
353 people named Mero is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Mero,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aleksanteri Mero 1884–1939 · politician
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Bruhs Mero 1911–1995 · lyricist
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John L. Mero 1929–2001
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Muhammad Mustafa Mero 1941–2020 · politician
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Muhammad Mustafa Mero 1941–2020 · politician
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Muhammad Mustafa Mero 1941–2020 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mero.
- Merling 171 · U.S. census
- Merlini 246 · U.S. census
- Merlino 2,647 · U.S. census
- Merlo 3,122 · U.S. census
- Merlos 1,886 · U.S. census
- Merly 136 · U.S. census
- Meron 235 · U.S. census
- Merry 3,704 · U.S. census
- Mersch 801 · U.S. census
- Merson 1,034 · U.S. census
- Merten 1,769 · U.S. census
- Mertens 4,375 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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