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Origin and popularity of the name MARCHANT

Origin

Marchant : 1: English (southern): occupational name from Middle English marchaunt ‘merchant trader shopkeeper’ (Old French marchand marchëant).2: Altered form of French Marchand a cognate of 1 above.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Last name frequency

Geographic distribution of the 93,794 individuals with the name MARCHANT on Geneanet.

 

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    gatland
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    veromarchant22
    (976 individuals)
    famillesdunord
    (805 individuals)
    josmarch
    (745 individuals)

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