Merkes Family History
Merkes Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merke a variant of Mirke (see Mirkin ) formed with the Yiddish possessive -s. German: patronymic from the personal name Merk . It is found mainly in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022