Show ContentsMériel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mériel family

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

Early History of the Mériel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mériel 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 Mériel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mériel 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 Mériel 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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Mériel Ranking

In France, the name Mériel is the 8,293rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mériel 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 Mériel (post 1700) +

  • Mrs. Meriel Rose Afia C.V.O., L.V.O., British Lady in Waiting to Princess Alexandra the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, was appointed the Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 8th June 2018, for services as Lady in Waiting 2
  • Dame Meriel Lucy Talbot DBE (1866-1956), British public servant and women's welfare worker


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 4 July 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1


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