Merser Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Merser Surname Definition:

= Mercer, q.v.

Merser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England291:1,921,31276,208
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

The alternate forms: Meršer (14) are calculated separately.

Merser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Mercer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Meerschaert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Merser Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merser Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merser (Georgian: მერსერ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Meršer. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Merser live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, Colorado, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 21 percent live.

Merser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merser surname decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Merser last name is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merser last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Merser earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.65% less than the national average, earning $31,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meršer9414/
Mersier92250/
Mersher924/
Mersere920/
Merrser920/
Mersser920/
Mersear920/
Merse91524/
Merscher86822/
Mersierz861/
Mercer8378,422/
Merger83954/
Mersey83214/
Mearse83205/
Mersie83200/
Morser83148/
Merzer8373/
Mierse8358/
Meerse8356/
Marser8332/
Mersei8328/
Mersed8327/
Mersee8319/
Merseh8310/
Mersse8310/
Merjer838/
Mörser837/
Merses834/
Mersea833/
Mershe833/
Mersir832/
Merset832/
Meirse830/
Merrse830/
Moerscher807/
Mercher77730/
Merzier77456/
Merceur77285/
Mershed77238/
Mercere77122/
Merszei7730/
Mergier7729/
Merceir7725/
Myorser7716/
Mersche7713/
Mergert7712/
Merceer773/
Meursey773/
Merzger772/
Mersses772/
Mercerd771/
Meersse771/
Merseis771/
Meersed771/
Merseiz771/
Mershey771/
Merseet771/
Mersiea771/
Mersiet771/
Mearshe770/
Mersett770/
Metrger770/
Mercear770/
Merrsey770/
Merrcer770/
Moercer770/
Marsser770/
Mercetr770/
Merssie770/
Merssey770/
Mercerr770/
Mersa732,491/
Merce731,986/
Mersi73808/
Merge73742/
Mersy73202/
Merje7389/
Mirse7385/
Merše7376/
Merze7363/
Merße737/
Merçe731/
Mersè731/
Mersé731/
Myrse730/
Merchert7143/
Mercherz7112/
Meersche714/
Metrzger712/
Mersheed711/
Merseett711/
Meerseet711/
Merrcher711/
Mershead710/
Merschet710/
Mersha6753,062/
Merced6743,486/
Merces6710,351/
Mercea671,690/
Merget671,355/
Mercey671,005/
Meerza671,005/
Merges67820/
Merche67456/
Mercês67382/
Mercet67287/
Mergey67231/
Mercez67184/
Myrset67115/
Mergea67104/
Mercep67103/
Mergie6760/
Merscheid6752/
Merssa6744/
Mergez6740/
Meerße6738/
Mersid6737/
Mersai6727/
Mergeš6727/
Merzey6726/
Mersit6725/
Merzes6724/
Merrcy6720/
Mersis6717/
Mercis6715/
Mergis6713/
Mearce6713/
Mersip6713/
Merszi6713/
Meiregger6712/
Myrsep6711/
Merçes679/
Merssi679/
Mersih677/
Meerssche676/
Mercee676/
Merzet675/
Mergee675/
Mearsa674/
Mershi674/
Merçês674/
Miersa674/
Mehrsi674/
Mercir673/
Merged673/
Meirsa673/
Marsir673/
Merhge673/
Merzed672/
Merzie672/
Mearge672/
Morsir672/
Mirsea672/
Merdje672/
Mersyh672/
Meerge671/
Mirsee671/
Mersay671/
Meržei671/
Merzjr671/
Mercêr671/
Merzee671/
Mhersi671/
Mirsei671/
Mercei671/
Merzei671/
Mergej671/
Mjrshe671/
Mehrze671/
Meerje671/
Meersheed671/
Merssy671/
Merdge670/

Merser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merser in the Georgian language
მერსერmerser-

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