The marchand Surname
marchand Name Meaning and History
French and English: occupational name for a buyer and seller of
goods, from Old French, Middle English march(e)ant, Late Latin
mercatans, from Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from
merx ‘commerce’, ‘exchange’, ‘merchandise’. In the Middle Ages
the term was used mainly to denote a wholesale dealer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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