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The earliest occurrence of the Merkins surname in our family history documents is from 1658, and we currently have 1,319 records where Merkins appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Merkinses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Merkinses were most likely to live in Hertfordshire.
Not all Merkinses were law-abiding. We found 4 in criminal records.
No Merkinses were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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