Merkel Family History
Merkel Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: from a pet form of a short form
of a personal name such as Markwardt.German: from a pet
form of the personal name Mark (see Mark 4).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Merkel Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Merkel families
 99 - 196  34 - 98 |
 1 - 33  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Merkel families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Merkel Family Origin
Merkel Immigration Information
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Merkel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Merkel Civil War Service Records
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