Merlin Family History
Merlin Name Meaning
English, French, and Spanish (Merlín): from the Old
French personal name Merlin, Latin Merlinus was derived
from the Welsh personal name Myrddin. Merlinus was a
Latinized form of Myrddin devised by Geoffrey of Monmouth and
popularized in the Arthurian romances.Jewish (eastern
Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name
Merle, a pet form of Miryam (see Mirkin).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Merlin
Name Distribution of Merlin Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Merlin families
 15 - 27  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Merlin families
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10 - 18 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Merlin families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Merlin census records
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Merlin Family Origin
Merlin Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Merlin
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Merlin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Merlin census records
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Merlin Civil War Service Records
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