Merle Family History
Merle Name Meaning
German and French: nickname, possibly for a good or habitual
singer or whistler, from Middle High German, Old French merle
‘blackbird’ (Latin merula). See Merlo.German: from a pet form of a short form of a personal name formed
with German mar, mer ‘famous’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Merle
Name Distribution of Merle Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Merle families
 25 - 48  9 - 24 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Merle families
|
13 - 23 5 - 12 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Merle last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Merle census records
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Merle Family Origin
Merle Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Merle
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Merle Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Merle census records
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Merle Civil War Service Records
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