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Mero Surname Meaning

Galician: topographic name from Mero, a river in Galicia (Spain). Spanish and Catalan: probably a nickname from mero ‘grouper’ (the fish). Alternatively, of the same origin as the Italian name in 3 below.

Italian: possibly from mero ‘pure, sheer’ (from Latin merus). Americanized form of French Amirault. Compare Meraw and Merrow. Americanized form of French Canadian Miron. Compare Merrow.

Breton (mainly Morbihan): variant of Le Mero, a diminutive of Le Mer ‘maire’ (see Lemer). Hungarian (Mérő): occupational name for someone who worked with scales from mérő ‘measure, measurer,’ a noun derivative of mérni ‘to measure’.

Albanian: from a pet form of the Muslim personal name Omer, of Turkish and ultimately of Arabic origin (see Omar).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Mero families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mero family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Mero families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 5 Mero families living in Hampshire. This was about 63% of all the recorded Mero's in United Kingdom. Hampshire had the highest population of Mero families in 1891.
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What did your Mero ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mero. 100% of Mero women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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What is the average Mero lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Mero life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Mero in 1950 was 34, and 88 in 2004.

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