Merren History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Merren family

The surname Merren was first found in Nottinghamshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Merren family

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Merren Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mering, Merring, Merrin, Merin and others.

Early Notables of the Merren family

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Merren migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Merren Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lawrence Merren, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1767 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Merren (post 1700) +

Richard Merren Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996, 2000, 2004 (alternate) 2
Tyler Merren, American Goalball bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Steve Merren, American businessman, vice president and general manager of Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Duke Perrigoff Merren, Cayman Islands cyclist at 2006 Commonwealth Games
Randy L. Merren, Cayman Islands founder of Rooster 101 and Z99, radio stations in the Cayman Islands in 1992
Craig Merren, Cayman Islands cyclist at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html