The Merley surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 119 people carried this name — #131,366 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Merley.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Merley,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henry Merley d. 1410 · politician
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Louis Merley 1815–1883 · sculptor
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Katherine Merley 1870–1950 · actor
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Jean Merley 1927–2017 · historian
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Merley.
- Merit 221 · U.S. census
- Merkel 6,991 · U.S. census
- Merkling 299 · U.S. census
- Merlan 379 · U.S. census
- Merle 1,302 · U.S. census
- Merlet 126 · U.S. census
- Merli 318 · U.S. census
- Merlin 1,519 · U.S. census
- Merling 171 · U.S. census
- Merlini 246 · U.S. census
- Merlino 2,647 · U.S. census
- Merlo 3,122 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Merley is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.