Mersey Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Mersey Surname User-submission:
1. French 'marcy,' meaning 'settlement of maccius,'. 2. Topographical surname from the River Mersey, a 'boundary river' named from Old English mǣres and ēa ('river').
Mersey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Mersey (32) may also be a first name.
Mersey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
1. French 'marcy,' meaning 'settlement of maccius,'. 2. Topographical surname from the River Mersey, a 'boundary river' named from Old English mǣres and ēa ('river').
- ethantownsendMersey Demographics
Average Mersey Salary in
United States
$63,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mersey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mersey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mersey (Arabic: ميرزي, Russian: Мерсей) is found most frequently in Canada. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mersey? popularity and diffusion
Mersey is the 1,129,067th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Mersey reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mersey is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 800,991. In Canada Mersey is most common in: Nova Scotia, where 30 percent reside, Ontario, where 30 percent reside and British Columbia, where 26 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Mersey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mersey has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Mersey surname grew 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mersey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mersey surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Mersey earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $54,157 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mersey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mersey in the Russian language | ||
| Мерсей | mersej | - |
| Mersey in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرزي | myrzy | - |
| ميرزى | myrzy | - |
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