Mercereau is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mercereau
No. of characters: 9
Origin: France
Meaning:

Variation of the Mercer. 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 Mercereau?

Mercereau is common in France, United States.

Mercereau is ranked 399794 on our list.

There are about 100 people in US who wears Mercereau as surname and ranked 160975 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0.3 per million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 93
Hispanic or Latino 7
Mercereau is a very rare surname, few people in France have the family name and might be arised from France. Around 879 people have been found who wears Mercereau as their family name. Few people around the world have Mercereau as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Mercereau:
14,874 France656
164,909 United States131
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
38,948 Canada82

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