Mercer is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mercer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

This word came to be monopolized by the dealers in silk, as its true and original meaning is, a general dealer-a person who combines the trades of grocer, draper, hatter, clothier, druggist, stationer, haberdasher, undertaker, etc., as many country shopkeepers do to this day. In an old song against the Friars it is said:
"For thai have nought to live by,
They wandren here and there,
And dele with divers matrcerye
Right as thai pedlars were."
Wright's Political Poems and Songs, 1859.

How popular is Mercer?

Mercer is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, Wales, France, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Spain.

Mercer is ranked 7235 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Mercer bearers increased by 1.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 34431 since 2000, the surname slipped by 67 spots and ranked at 1016. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.18 83.74
Black 12.92 12.35
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 1.61
Others 1.62 1.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.39
Mercer is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however British Virgin Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 78413 people have been found who wears Mercer as their family name. Mercer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Mercer:
926 United States46,193
594 England12,714
Countries with thousands of Mercer:
537 Canada9,203
841 Australia4,685
589 New Zealand1,217
828 Scotland1,092
Countries with hundreds of Mercer:
624 Northern Ireland600
14,711 Brazil556
20,076 South Africa295
1,245 Wales277
46,888 France216
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
2,882 Ireland137
21,972 Spain116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
121,778 Thailand95
71 British Virgin Islands92
18,805 Mexico62
4,582 Bahrain59
377 United States Virgin Islands51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
57,418 Argentina48
99,068 Germany47
9,432 Dominican Republic39
191,585 Russia37
3,714 Trinidad and Tobago35
7,666 Singapore30
58,330 Netherlands22
64,490 Malaysia19
492,263 India16
184,366 Philippines16
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
45,659 Japan11
39,375 Norway11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,778 Isle of Man10
2,003 Jersey10
1,516 Barbados9
36,734 Denmark9
12,579 Haiti9
8,933 China8
95,036 Kazakhstan8
69,697 Switzerland7
218 Anguilla6
5,222 Hong Kong6
55,922 Qatar6
116,183 Sweden6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Mercer worked as workwoman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 27 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Henrietta Mary and arrived on May 15, 1846. Robert Mercer (30) Workman, Jane Mercer (28) , 2 years old John Mercer, Infant Sarah Mercer, 26 years old Catherine Mercer, 30 years old Mary Mercer, Immigrant Eliza Mercer, 28 years old Hannah Mercer, and 17 other Mercer around 61.54% of whom were workman while others worked as merchant migrated to US from Belfast, Dublin and Liverpool.

From Germany

Anton Mercer worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 33 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on City Of Baltimore and arrived on October 16, 1871. 21 years old Joh Mercer, Spinster Adele Mercer, 26 years old Adele Mercer, 18 years old Johanna Mercer, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool and Rotterdam.

Mercer Namesakes

  • Heather Mercer, American
  • Roger Mercer, British archaeologist whose work concentrated on the Neolithic and Bronze Age of the British Isles
  • William Thomas Mercer, British colonial administrator
  • Wallace Mercer, was chairman of the Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian
  • Ruby Mercer, writer, broadcaster, soprano and entrepreneur
  • George Mercer, was President of two motorcycle clubs in Belton
  • Bill Mercer, American sportscaster, educator and author
  • Jesse Mercer, prominent Baptist minister and eponym of Mercer University
  • Johnny Mercer, American lyricist, songwriter, and singer
  • Jack Mercer, American voice actor, animator and writer
  • Ray Mercer, American former professional boxer, kickboxer
  • Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, television personality
  • Asa Mercer, first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate
  • Patrick Mercer, British author and former politician
  • Henry Chapman Mercer, American archeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker, and designer of three distinctive poured concrete structures: Fonthill
  • Joe Mercer, English football player and manager
  • Ron Mercer, American former professional basketball player
  • Hugh Mercer, Hugh Mercer, Jr
  • Terry Mercer, Canadian Senator
  • Mick Mercer, journalist and author best
  • Mabel Mercer, from the archives of The Mabel Mercer Foundation
  • John Francis Mercer, American lawyer, planter
  • David Henry Mercer, American Republican Party politician
  • Hugh W. Mercer, officer
  • Win Mercer, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902
  • Joseph Wayne Mercer, U.S. politician from Missouri
  • Kelvin Mercer, – Pronounced "pas-da-noos"
  • Charles F. Mercer, nineteenth-century politician, U.S. Congressman
  • Carey Mercer, Canadian musician best
  • Jacque Mercer, from Litchfield Park, Arizona
  • Marian Mercer, American actress and singer
  • Gary Mercer, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union coach and former professional rugby league footballer
  • Leroy Mercer, respected surgeon but was best
  • Malcolm Mercer, Canadian general
  • Beryl Mercer, actress of stage and screen
  • Ian Mercer, English actor
  • Samuel Mercer, entered the United States Navy at a young age; he became a Midshipman
  • Diana Mercer, pioneer in the field of divorce mediation and founder of Peace Talks Mediation Services

Mercer Namesakes

  • Heather Mercer, American
  • Roger Mercer, British archaeologist whose work concentrated on the Neolithic and Bronze Age of the British Isles
  • William Thomas Mercer, British colonial administrator
  • Wallace Mercer, was chairman of the Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian
  • Ruby Mercer, writer, broadcaster, soprano and entrepreneur
  • George Mercer, was President of two motorcycle clubs in Belton
  • Bill Mercer, American sportscaster, educator and author
  • Jesse Mercer, prominent Baptist minister and eponym of Mercer University
  • Johnny Mercer, American lyricist, songwriter, and singer
  • Jack Mercer, American voice actor, animator and writer
  • Ray Mercer, American former professional boxer, kickboxer
  • Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, television personality
  • Asa Mercer, first president of the Territorial University of Washington and a member of the Washington State Senate
  • Patrick Mercer, British author and former politician
  • Henry Chapman Mercer, American archeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker, and designer of three distinctive poured concrete structures: Fonthill
  • Joe Mercer, English football player and manager
  • Ron Mercer, American former professional basketball player
  • Hugh Mercer, Hugh Mercer, Jr
  • Terry Mercer, Canadian Senator
  • Mick Mercer, journalist and author best
  • Mabel Mercer, from the archives of The Mabel Mercer Foundation
  • John Francis Mercer, American lawyer, planter
  • David Henry Mercer, American Republican Party politician
  • Hugh W. Mercer, officer
  • Win Mercer, pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902
  • Joseph Wayne Mercer, U.S. politician from Missouri
  • Kelvin Mercer, – Pronounced "pas-da-noos"
  • Charles F. Mercer, nineteenth-century politician, U.S. Congressman
  • Carey Mercer, Canadian musician best
  • Jacque Mercer, from Litchfield Park, Arizona
  • Marian Mercer, American actress and singer
  • Gary Mercer, New Zealand rugby league and rugby union coach and former professional rugby league footballer
  • Leroy Mercer, respected surgeon but was best
  • Malcolm Mercer, Canadian general
  • Beryl Mercer, actress of stage and screen
  • Ian Mercer, English actor
  • Samuel Mercer, entered the United States Navy at a young age; he became a Midshipman
  • Diana Mercer, pioneer in the field of divorce mediation and founder of Peace Talks Mediation Services

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