Show ContentsMerey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Merey family

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

Early History of the Merey family

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

Merey 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 Merey 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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United States Merey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Merey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Merey, who landed in Virginia in 1650 1
Merey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Merey, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 1


  1. 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)


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