Mersey Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada461:800,99162,809
Scotland431:124,5077,876
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England371:1,505,89364,828
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

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').

- ethantownsend

Mersey Last Name Facts

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

Mersey (Arabic: ميرزي, Russian: Мерсей) is most common in Canada. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mersey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mersey is the 1,129,067th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Mersey live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mersey is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 800,991. In Canada Mersey is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 30 percent live, Ontario, where 30 percent live and British Columbia, where 26 percent live. Outside of Canada it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Mersey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mersey has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the 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 contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mersey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meursey923/
Mershey921/
Merrsey920/
Merssey920/
Merse91524/
Mersy91202/
Morsey832,332/
Mercey831,005/
Marsey83312/
Mergey83231/
Mearse83205/
Mersie83200/
Merser83122/
Mierse8358/
Meerse8356/
Mersei8328/
Mersed8327/
Merzey8326/
Mersee8319/
Moerse8316/
Merseh8310/
Mersse8310/
Merses834/
Mersea833/
Mershe833/
Merset832/
Mersyh832/
Mersay831/
Merssy831/
Meirse830/
Merrse830/
Mersier77250/
Mershed77238/
Merszei7730/
Mergeya7716/
Mersche7713/
Merchey7710/
Merzhey776/
Mersher774/
Marshey773/
Morrsey772/
Mersije772/
Mersses772/
Mershyi772/
Mershay771/
Meersse771/
Merseis771/
Marssey771/
Meersed771/
Merseiz771/
Merseet771/
Mersiea771/
Mersiet771/
Mergeye771/
Mearshe770/
Mersett770/
Marrsey770/
Morssey770/
Merssie770/
Merrser770/
Mersser770/
Morsiey770/
Morsy7391,506/
Morse7369,570/
Mercy7321,127/
Mersa732,491/
Merce731,986/
Marsy731,298/
Marse731,040/
Mersi73808/
Merge73742/
Märsy7396/
Merje7389/
Mirse7385/
Merzy7376/
Merše7376/
Merze7363/
Mörse7312/
Merße737/
Merjy732/
Merçe731/
Mersè731/
Mersé731/
Myrse730/
Mirsy730/
Mershaye712,255/
Merscher71822/
Morrssey716/
Meersche714/
Merschiy713/
Mirseyid713/
Mirseyed713/
Marrssey711/
Mirseyit711/
Mersheed711/
Merseett711/
Meerseet711/
Mershead710/
Merschet710/
Mercer6778,422/
Mersha6753,062/
Merced6743,486/
Merces6710,351/
Mercea671,690/
Merget671,355/
Marsee671,286/
Mersia671,220/
Merger67954/
Merges67820/
Marsay67737/
Maarse67712/
Morssy67699/
Marseu67458/
Merche67456/
Mercês67382/
Mercet67287/
Morsie67225/
Morsse67211/
Mercez67184/
Morrsy67156/
Morsay67146/
Marshe67145/
Myrset67115/
Mergea67104/
Mercep67103/
Mersad6792/
Mercay6788/
Merzer6773/
Mharse6771/
Mergie6760/
Morshe6754/
Merçay6753/
Merscheid6752/
Marsie6747/
Marsei6746/
Mersat6745/
Marssy6744/
Merssa6744/
Morseu6743/
Marshy6741/
Mergez6740/
Meerße6738/
Mersid6737/
Mersaz6736/
Mersai6727/
Mergeš6727/
Mersit6725/
Merzes6724/
Marseh6723/
Morsee6721/
Merjay6720/
Merrcy6720/
Mersis6717/
Merzay6717/
Mercis6715/
Meršer6714/
Mergis6713/
Mearce6713/
Mersip6713/
Merszi6713/
Mersah6712/
Mehrsa6711/
Merzhy6711/
Myrsep6711/
Marsøe6710/
Merçes679/
Morhse679/
Merssi679/
Morsyy679/
Merchy678/
Merjer678/
Mersih677/
Mörser677/
Meerssche676/
Mercee676/
Morrse675/
Mercyz675/
Morseh675/
Merzet675/
Mergee675/
Moersa674/
Mearsa674/
Mershi674/
Mersca674/
Mersou674/
Merçês674/
Miersa674/
Mehrsi674/
Morsea673/
Merged673/
Meirsa673/
Marsea673/
Merhge673/
Marsse673/
Merzed672/
Merzie672/
Mearge672/
Mearcy672/
Mirsea672/
Morshy672/
Merdje672/
Morsei671/
Meerge671/
Marhse671/
Marsoy671/
Mirsee671/
Meržei671/
Merciy671/
Mercyh671/
Merzee671/
Mhersi671/
Miercy671/
Mirsei671/
Mercei671/
Merceyová671/
Merzae671/
Merzei671/
Mergej671/
Mersas671/
Merjás671/
Mjrshe671/
Merhsa671/
Mehrze671/
Mgersa671/
Meerje671/
Meersheed671/
Merzue671/
Merdge670/

Mersey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mersey in the Russian language
Мерсейmersej-
Mersey in the Arabic language
ميرزيmyrzy-
ميرزىmyrzy-

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