Popularity of the last name by country
All countries
- France (2,208,071)
- Belgium (91,832)
- Canada (73,115)
- Switzerland (12,753)
- United States (6,939)
- Réunion (5,674)
- Algeria (5,039)
- Guadeloupe (4,773)
- Netherlands (3,081)
- United Kingdom (2,579)
- Germany (2,038)
- New Caledonia (833)
- Martinique (763)
- Italy (616)
- Spain (610)
- Ireland (561)
- Unknown country (508)
- Morocco (386)
- 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 (62)
- 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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