Merman Family History
Merman Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Meermann a topographic name for someone living by a large lake. English: variant of Mearman either a nickname from Middle English mer(e)-min mereman ‘merman one who misleads or deceives’ or a habitational name for someone who lived by a pool or boundary from Middle English mere ‘pond pool’ (Old English mere) or mere ‘boundary’ (Old English (ge)mǣre) + man ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022