The Merten surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,769 people carried this name — #16,302 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,790 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 126 people named Merten.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Moselle.
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
100 people named Merten live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Poland’s population register
31 people named Merten have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 58 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
23 people named Merten is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Merten in American newspapers,
1890–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,777 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merten.
- Merly 136 · U.S. census
- Mero 1,750 · 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
- Mertens 4,375 · U.S. census
- Mertes 1,728 · U.S. census
- Mertz 7,841 · U.S. census
- Merville 108 · U.S. census
- Mery 376 · U.S. census
- Merz 4,321 · U.S. census
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