Merchant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Merchant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Merchant family

Profession Census Frequency
School 227
Labourer 25
Farm Labourer 22
General Servant (domestic) 15
General Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 14
Coal Miner Hewer 12
Labourer On Farm 11
Private Means 10
Cook (domestic) 9
Dressmaker 9
None 9
Railway Clerk 9
Carpenter 8
Old Age Pensioner 8
General Servant Domestic 8
At School 7
Clerk 7
Dock Labourer 7
Scholar School 7
House Keeper 6
Shop Assistant 6
Domestic 6
Blacksmith 6
Farmer 5

Merchant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marchant 88% 32,393
2 Merchant 100% 16,630
3 Marchent 75% 455

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The surname Merchant is the 2nd most popular variant of Marchant.

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