Merida Family History
Merida Name Meaning
Spanish (Mérida): habitational name from the city of
Mérida in Badajoz province. One of the most important Roman cities
of the Iberian peninsula, it was named Augusta Emerita, and
established as a colonia of retired soldiers. Latin
emerita is the past participle of emerere ‘earn out’,
‘merit’, i.e. ‘complete one’s term of military service’ (from
e, ex ‘out of’ + merere ‘to deserve’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Merida Families
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Number of Merida families
 5 - 7  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Merida Family Origin
Merida Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Merida
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Merida Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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