Merkley

English Etymology Probably an Americanized form of en Merkel. Pronunciation en /ˈmɜː(ɹ)kli/ Proper noun s en German. en Kit Maher Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 2025-09-27 “Here is what I do know – the president has sent agents here to create chaos and riots here in Portland, to induce a reaction. To induce protests. To induce conflicts. His goal is to make Portland look as he was describing it as,” Merkley said. “Our job is to say, ‘We are not going to take the bait.’” w:Jeff Merkley https://web.archive.org/web/20260423044820/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 23 April 2026 Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Merkley is the 15370th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1908 individuals. Merkley is most common among White (94.81%) individuals. Further reading