Last name: MERKEL
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Last name frequency
MERKEL : This last name is indexed 63,773 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
MERKEL : 1: South German and Swiss German: from a pet form of a personal name such as Markwardt. This surname (in any of the possible senses; see also 2 below) is also found in France (mainly Alsace also Lorraine).2: German: from a pet form of the personal name Mark 5. Compare Maracle Maricle and Mericle.3: Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Markel 2.
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(76) - Memorials
(71) - Coats of Arms
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