Mere Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 7
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 5
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 0
London 7
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 7
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 3

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Mere Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mere family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Farm Servant 1
Furnace Man 1
Horse Keeper 1
Labourer 1
Fleet Surgeon 1
Cook 1
House Keeper 1
Footman 1
Agent 1
Turncock Water 1
Clerk 1
Domestic Servant 1
Living On His Own Means 1
General Labourer 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
Stone Mason 1
Governess 1
Assistant Teacher 1
Carrier 1
Coal Merchant 1
Out Of Business 1
School Teacher 1
Retired Wheel Wright 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Mere

Name Census Frequency
William Mere 21
Mary Mere 16
John Mere 15
Sarah Mere 11
Elizabeth Mere 10
George Mere 10
Henry Mere 10
Ann Mere 9
Thomas Mere 9
Eliza Mere 8
Robert Mere 8
James Mere 6
Charles Mere 5
Hannah Mere 5
Jane Mere 4
Catherine Mere 3
Edward Mere 3
Edwin Mere 3
Margaret Mere 3
Martha Mere 3
Michael Mere 3
Agnes Mere 2
Annie Mere 2
Charlotte Mere 2
Ellen Mere 2

Mere Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 60% 421,922
2 Moor 25% 41,930
3 More 75% 12,596
4 Muir 25% 8,235
5 Amor 25% 5,589
6 Mear 50% 4,367
7 Mair 25% 3,998
8 Mare 75% 3,775
9 Moir 25% 3,694
10 Amer 50% 2,872
11 Maria 40% 2,280
12 Mara 50% 2,087
13 Marie 60% 1,283
14 Meer 50% 1,106
15 Meir 50% 1,072
16 Meier 60% 858
17 Omer 50% 854
18 Imrie 40% 793
19 Maer 50% 771
20 Meara 60% 766
21 Amour 20% 721
22 Amoore 50% 610
23 Mar 50% 589
24 Meare 80% 566
25 Eamer 40% 526
26 Omara 40% 419
27 Maier 40% 402
28 Mier 50% 332
29 Mere 100% 270
30 Mure 75% 241
31 Moar 25% 234
32 Moare 60% 223
33 Maire 60% 206
34 Omeara 50% 196
35 Meere 80% 183
36 Maur 25% 180
37 Maeer 40% 168
38 Morie 60% 163
39 Amore 60% 135
40 Mora 50% 134
41 Maara 40% 128
42 Emer 50% 127
43 Mour 25% 123
44 Miur 25% 117
45 Moure 60% 107
46 Muer 50% 104

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The surname Mere is the 29th most popular variant of Moore.

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