Are there any Mercers out there and what does this last name mean?

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Are there any Mercers out there and what does this last name mean?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Mercer
Although it is of early medieval French origin, this is an English
and Scottish occupational surname for a trader, or merchant. It
derives from the Old French word "mercier" or "merchier", from the
Latin "mercarius", as agent derivative from "merx, mercis",
merchandise. The word may have been introduced by the Normans after
the Conquest of 1066. During the Middle Ages the term was used
particularly of someone who dealt in textile fabrics, especially
the expensive and luxurious types of cloth such as silks, satins,
and velvets. Job-descriptive surnames originally denoted the actual
occupation of the namebearer, and later became hereditary. The name
was very early into Scotland, William Mercer witnessing two
charters on behalf of the Abbey of Melrose in the year 1205, whilst
Aleumnus Mercer, was bound over to keep the peace, as part of a
bond between King Alexander 11 of Scotland, and King Henry 111 of
England in the year 1244. Today there are a number of variant forms
of the surname, these include Mercies, Marker, and Merchier(s). One
family of the name "Merces" claim to trace their ancestry back to
Thomas Mercer, who, in 1341, was empowered by Edward 111 to obtain
money from the Constable of Bordeaux to raise troops in Aquitaine.
Dorcas Mercer, aged 30 yrs., was one of the earliest colonists to
the New World Colonies, embarking from London, England, on the
"Assurance", bound for 'Virginea' in July 1635. The first recorded
spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Gamel Mercer, which was dated
1168, in the "Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire", during the reign of
King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189.