The Merz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,321 people carried this name — #7,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,274 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,971 people named Merz live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Merz.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 83 people named Merz 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 Santa Fe.
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 Poland’s population register
35 people named Merz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 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 Lower Silesian.
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 print
Merz in American newspapers,
1909–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,169 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Merz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Wilhelm Merz von Quirnheim 1652–1718 · diplomat -
Philipp Paul Merz d. 1754 · theologian
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Albert Merz d. 1941 · conscientious objector
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Johann Jakob Merz d. 1765
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Martin Merz 1425–1501 · mathematician
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Martin Merz 1440–1501 · mathematician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merz.
- Merten 1,769 · 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
- Mesa 13,566 · U.S. census
- Mesbah 133 · U.S. census
- Meschi 153 · U.S. census
- Mesmer 701 · U.S. census
- Mesnard 314 · U.S. census
- Mesquita 954 · U.S. census
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