Definitions for merced
mərˈsɛdmerced

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1. merced

   Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1, 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council–manager government. It is named after the Merced River, which flows nearby. Merced, known as the "Gateway to Yosemite", is less than two hours by automobile from Yosemite National Park to the east and Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and multiple beaches to the west. The community is served by the passenger rail service Amtrak, a minor, heavily subsidized airline through Merced Regional Airport, and three bus lines. It is approximately 110 miles (180 km) from Sacramento, 130 miles (210 km) from San Francisco, 55 miles (89 km) from Fresno, and 270 miles (430 km) from Los Angeles. In 2005, the city became home to the 10th University of California campus, University of California, Merced (UC Merced), the first research university built in the U.S. in the 21st century.

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1. Merced

   Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 78,958. Incorporated in 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government. It is named after the Merced River, which flows nearby. Merced, known as the "Gateway to Yosemite," is less than two hours by automobile from Yosemite National Park to the east and Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and several beaches to the west. The community is served by the rail passenger service Amtrak, a major airline through Merced Regional Airport, and three bus lines. It is approximately 110 miles from Sacramento, 130 miles from San Francisco, 45 miles from Fresno, and 270 miles from Los Angeles. In 2005, the city became home to the tenth University of California campus, University of California, Merced, the first research university built in the U.S. in the 21st century.

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1. MERCED

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Merced is ranked #9978 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Merced surname appeared 3,233 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Merced.
   
   85.9% or 2,780 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.6% or 215 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 151 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.1% or 70 total occurrences were Black.

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1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of merced in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of merced in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of merced in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Leland:

   It troubles me to think that some in our Bobcat family would wish harm upon [undocumented students] and that through their speech, they would deliberately introduce added stress and anxiety into their fellow students’ lives, uC Merced remains committed to doing everything in its power to enable our undocumented students to pursue their education.

2. The FBI:

   Every indication is that Mohammad acted on his own; however, it may never be possible to definitively determine why he chose to attack people on the UC Merced campus.

3. Merced County:

   I met with the FBI Saturday night and turned over copies of all evidence we’ve collected to that agency and the UC Merced police department, as far as any further investigation into any outside influence, the FBI will be handling that from now on.

4. Chancellor Dorothy Leland:

   Events like this happen elsewhere, but not at UC Merced, which may be still small in student body but large in its sense of community -- yet, it has happened.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=merced
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html