The Meraz surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,616 people carried this name — #4,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,200 people counted. That is up 41% from 6,106 in 2000.

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In print

Meraz in American newspapers,
1915–1923.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Meraz
Daily Kennebec Journal 1915-07-07
Newspaper page from The Lakeland Evening Telegram carrying the name Meraz
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 1915-07-06
Newspaper page from El Mundo carrying the name Meraz
El Mundo 1923-08-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 259 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Meraz,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emilio Meraz 1909– · fencer

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Meraz,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States157 records

157 records of the Meraz name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 126
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 23
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 7
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank F. Meraz

    Born 1909 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; driver from Los Angeles County, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record David Brett Meraz

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 1968; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Maria D. Meraz

    Born 1879 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Santa Barbara, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 157 records for Meraz in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Meraz name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Armando Gerald Meraz

    Born 1948 in the United States; died 1997 in Cérons (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Armando Meraz

    Born 1914 in the United States; died 1996 in Langon (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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