Mercadal Family Crest & Name History

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Family name meaning

In parish registers, Mercadal often stands in for Mercado. Its meaning, shared with Mercado, is “Market”.

Mercadal is listed among the recognised spellings of Mercado. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Mercader. Spanish register data show 1,723 residents carrying Mercadal as first surname, and 1,675 as second surname. Between 1891 and 2000, 681 babies born in France were registered as Mercadal, with the most births in 1961–1970. The name became more frequent over the century.

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