Mercer Family History
Mercer Name Meaning
English and Catalan: occupational name for a trader, from Old
French mercier, Late Latin mercarius (an agent
derivative of merx, genitive mercis, ‘merchandise’). In
Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt
in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as
silks, satin, and velvet.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Mercer
Name Distribution of Mercer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Mercer families
 269 - 535  90 - 268 |
 1 - 89  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Mercer families
|
1,514 - 3,026 505 - 1,513 |
1 - 504 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Mercer families
|
107 - 211 36 - 106 |
1 - 35 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Mercer census records
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Mercer Family Origin
Mercer Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Mercer
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Mercer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Mercer census records
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Mercer Civil War Service Records
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