Mercier is used as a family name or surname in France, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mercier
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France, Scotland
Meaning:

Surname is variant form 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 Mercier?

Mercier is common in France, Canada, United States, Haiti, Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil, Germany, England, Portugal, French Polynesia, Bolivia, Morocco, Argentina, Spain, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Australia.

Mercier is ranked 4628 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Mercier bearers increased by 5.11 per cent in 2010 US census to 8149 since 2000, the surname slipped by 128 spots and ranked at 4361. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.41 89.14
Black 8.26 6.36
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.64 1.12
Others 1.6 1.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.41
Mercier is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 121498 people have been found who wears Mercier as their family name. Mercier is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Mercier:
21 France79,079
181 Canada20,068
4,161 United States10,867
Countries with thousands of Mercier:
404 Haiti3,733
358 Belgium3,274
1,204 Switzerland1,093
Countries with hundreds of Mercier:
21,982 Brazil363
26,591 Germany331
15,923 England319
2,350 Portugal264
259 French Polynesia184
3,136 Bolivia161
42,794 Morocco136
25,478 Argentina133
20,096 Spain133
3,650 Dominican Republic131
101,063 Thailand119
23,526 Australia105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
365 New Caledonia99
31,022 Netherlands71
5,029 Ireland53
1,898 Luxembourg53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,708 Israel45
14,059 United Arab Emirates45
14,290 New Zealand41
618 Saint Lucia41
6,811 Mauritius38
12,335 Chile37
26,265 Mexico31
87,346 South Africa29
3,128 Guyana27
5,250 Panama23
3,382 China22
11,611 Singapore21
981 Jersey20
21,578 Venezuela18
311,782 Russia16
143 Monaco15
527,769 India14
52,204 Sweden14
16,126 Ecuador13
108,968 Italy12
6,695 Jamaica11
28,985 Peru11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
34,222 Denmark10
112,590 Cameroon9
41,100 Ivory Coast9
30,726 Qatar9
21,724 Scotland9
488,268 Indonesia8
47,258 Norway8
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
89,049 Greece6
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Marie Mercier worked as laborer and hailed from Baden. 35 years old embarked for Indiana from Havre on Holyoke and arrived on November 27, 1850. Farmer Con. Mercier, Jn.Baptiste Mercier (44), Carl-August Mercier (13), Christine Mercier, aged 45, 17 years old Chrst.Frd.Gottlieb Mercier, Frd.Wilh.Ernst Mercier (19) Farmer, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mercier, aged 49, 22 years old Joh.Frd.Wilh. Mercier, and 91 other Mercier majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant and servant, engineer, miner, joiner, clerk, carpenter migrated to US.

Mercier Namesakes

  • Vivian Mercier, Irish literary critic
  • Gerry Mercier, cabinet minister
  • Claudine Mercier, Québécoise comedian, singer
  • Jean Mercier, a Frenchman
  • Ernest Mercier, French industrialist
  • Louis-Philippe Mercier, politician from Quebec, Canada
  • Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a noted scholar
  • Honoré Mercier, lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec
  • Louis-Sébastien Mercier, French dramatist and writer
  • Isabelle Mercier, professional poker player
  • Ludovic Mercier, French rugby union player
  • Michèle Mercier, French actress
  • Sheila Mercier, retired English actress
  • Lewis Page Mercier,

Mercier Namesakes

  • Vivian Mercier, Irish literary critic
  • Gerry Mercier, cabinet minister
  • Claudine Mercier, Québécoise comedian, singer
  • Jean Mercier, a Frenchman
  • Ernest Mercier, French industrialist
  • Louis-Philippe Mercier, politician from Quebec, Canada
  • Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a noted scholar
  • Honoré Mercier, lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec
  • Louis-Sébastien Mercier, French dramatist and writer
  • Isabelle Mercier, professional poker player
  • Ludovic Mercier, French rugby union player
  • Michèle Mercier, French actress
  • Sheila Mercier, retired English actress
  • Lewis Page Mercier,

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