Popularity of the last name by country
Spain
- Madrid (202)
- Gerona (42)
- Barcelona (39)
- Cádiz (33)
- Granada (27)
- Cantabria (11)
- Sevilla (10)
- Valladolid (10)
- Vizcaya (7)
- Valencia (7)
- Málaga (6)
- Pontevedra (6)
- Alicante (5)
- Lerida (5)
- Navarra (5)
- Zaragoza (5)
- Islas Baleares (4)
- Burgos (4)
- Cuenca (3)
- Guipuzcoa (2)
- La Rioja (2)
- Tarragona (2)
- Toledo (2)
- Álava (1)
- Almería (1)
- Badajoz (1)
- Cáceres (1)
- León (1)
- Murcia (1)
All countries
- France (2,209,096)
- Belgium (91,865)
- Canada (73,155)
- Switzerland (12,757)
- United States (6,944)
- Réunion (5,676)
- Algeria (5,039)
- Guadeloupe (4,770)
- Netherlands (3,081)
- United Kingdom (2,579)
- Germany (2,038)
- New Caledonia (833)
- Martinique (764)
- Italy (616)
- Spain (608)
- Ireland (561)
- Unknown country (508)
- Morocco (387)
- French Guiana (323)
- French Polynesia (279)
- Tunisia (256)
- Luxembourg (225)
- Viet Nam (213)
- Haiti (202)
- Jamaica (165)
- Russian Federation (135)
- Mauritius (126)
- Australia (113)
- New Zealand (113)
- Madagascar (107)
- Austria (103)
- Poland (95)
- Brazil (78)
- Monaco (74)
- Turkey (70)
- Sweden (63)
- Egypt (61)
- Greece (60)
- Argentina (58)
- Serbia (58)
Origine of last name
MERCIER : French and Channel Islands (Jersey): occupational name for a merchant from Old French mercier from Late Latin merciarius (an agent derivative of merx genitive mercis ‘merchandise’). This name was also taken to England by Huguenot refugees. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Marshall">Marshall</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Mercy">Mercy</a>.
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