Merlino Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Merlino? Think of it as Merlo with a different pen. Read literally, Merlino points to “a nickname from merlo, "blackbird"”.

How the spelling arose

Merlino carries the diminutive ending -ino, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Merlo.

Surname statistics

2,647 Americans were listed as Merlino in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. 688 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Merlino name at birth. The name became more frequent over the century.

Merlino coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Merlo surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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