The surname Mernes was first found in Kincardine, where The Mearns was a traditional alternate name for the county on the east coats of northeast Scotland. Alternatively the name could have been derived from Renfrewshire where Mearns Castle has stood since the fifteenth century when Herbert, Lord Maxwell under a royal warrant issued in 1449 had the castle built. The castle was restored and is now part of the Maxwell Mearns Castle Church in Newton Mearns, today, the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire. The name Mearns was derived from Scottish Gaelic "a' Mhaoirne" meaning a stewartry. Máel Petair of Mearns (fl. 1094) is the only known Mormaer (Scottish: regional or provincial ruler) of the Mearns and once source claims he killed King Duncan II of Scotland in 1094.
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Early History of the Mernes family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mernes research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1401, 1466, 1597, 1624, 1683 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Mernes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Mernes Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mearn, Mearns, Merns, Mairns, Mernes and others.
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Early Notables of the Mernes family
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Migration of the Mernes family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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