Merx Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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What Merx means

Behind the Merx surname stands Marx, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. In origin, the name means “Son of Markus (Mark)”.

A variant of Marx

Spelled with “e” instead of “a”, Merx shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Related forms: Marks and Marxen.

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