The merchant Surname
merchant Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a buyer and seller of goods, from Old French, Middle English march(e)ant, Late Latin mercatans (see Marchand).
- Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city): Muslim and Parsi occupational name for a trader, from the English vocabulary word merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Merchant family |
 patmerch
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| Culbreath Lathan Merchant, Daytona Beach |
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| Claude Merchant(Texas) | Alysia Campbell | 35 |
| Daughter of John & Nancy Merchant of Pike County, MS |
debbiem911
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| Jedediah Merchant in Colesville NY |
mcompton58
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| MERCHANT Edward G and Ida C |
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| West Virginia MERCHANT's |
kjmopt
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| The Merchants of Essex/Suffolk, England | Mr Ashley Merchant - Essex, England | 9 |
| MERCHANT: England to Newfoundland abt. 1820-1840 |
mwingerter0102
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| Merchant / Merchant-White Painswick |
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