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Early Origins of the Mericle family

The surname Mericle was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Mericle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mericle research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1250, 1645, 1675, 1707, 1715, 1838 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Mericle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mericle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Demers, Demere, Demerre, Demery, Demerey, Demerais, Demeret, Demerez, Lemers, Lemere, Lemerre, Lemery, Lemerey, Lemerais, Lemeret, Lemerez, Desmery, Démery, Lesmery, Lémery, Lamer, Lamers, Lamere, Lamerre, Lamery, Lamerais, Lameret, Merre, Mérais, Méret, Mérey, Méry, Merrée, Mériaux, Mériau, Mériel, Mériet, Méric, Mérigon, Mérigot, Mériguet, Mérigeau and many more.

Early Notables of the Mericle family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Huon de Méry (fl. 1200-1250), French author of "Li Tournoiemenz Anticrit" or in English "The Tournament of the Antichrist"), a 3,546-line Old...
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Mericle Ranking

In the United States, the name Mericle is the 18,567th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mericle family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bastian Merrée, who settled in Philadelphia in 1727; Father Demers, who was living in Quebec in 1848; Dominique Lamer, who settled in Atlanta in 1848.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mericle (post 1700) +

  • David L. Mericle, U.S. Navy electronics technician at McMurdo Station in 1967, eponym of Mericle Rock, Antarctica


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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