Meris History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Meris family

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

Early History of the Meris family

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

Meris 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 Meris family

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; Nicolas Lémery (1645-1715)...
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Meris migration to the United States +

Meris Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Meris, who arrived in America in 1811 1
I A Meris, aged 31, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Sources +

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)