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Origins Available: Dutch, German
Where did the Dutch Mertz family come from? What is the Dutch Mertz family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mertz family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mertz family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Marotz, Marot, Marotte, Merode, Merot, Mertz, Mauritz and many more.First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in North Brabant, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Eindhoven, Helmund and Tilburg. Historically one province, it is now North and South, the north being a part of Holland. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mertz research. Another 301 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1473, 1646, and 1727 are included under the topic Early Mertz History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Mertz. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mertz Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Anna Catharina Mertz, who arrived in New York in 1710
- Anna Catharina Mertz, who settled in New York in 1710
- Anna Elisabeth Mertz, who came to Pennsylvania in 1732
- Anna Dorothea Mertz, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732
- Anna Dorothea Mertz, who came to Pennsylvania in 1732
Mertz Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Karl Mertz, who landed in Ohio in 1835
- Olway Mertz, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- Carl Conrad Mertz, who landed in Texas in 1845
- Peter Mertz, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1846
- Theophilus Mertz, aged 24, landed in Missouri in 1846
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- Harold J "Bud" Mertz, co-creator of the Hybrid III crash test dummy which is now the only recognized test device in both North America and Europe
- Barbara Mertz (b. 1927), American author
- Stephen Mertz (b. 1947), American fiction author
- Dolores M. Mertz (b. 1928), the Iowa State Representative
- LuEsther T. Mertz (1905-1991), an American businesswoman and philanthropist,
- Henriette Mertz (1898-1985), American patent attorney and ancient history researcher from Chicago
- Johann Kaspar Mertz, Hungarian Slovak composer
- Xavier Guillaume Mertz (1883-1913), Swiss explorer
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
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The Mertz Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mertz Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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