Méry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Méry family

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

Early History of the Méry family

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

Méry 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 Méry 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 French poem written in octosyllables

Méry Ranking

In France, the name Méry is the 1,157^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,753 people with that name. 1

Méry migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Méry Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Peter Mery, who landed in Maryland in 1678 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Méry (post 1700) +

Fred J. Mery (1876-1949), American Republican politician, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1926-27
Joseph Méry (1797-1866), French writer
Tomas Méry (b. 1990), Slovak professional ice hockey player

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)