Lemercier Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Lemercier is an established spelling of the French surname Mercier. In origin, the name means “Merchant, mercer”. Before spelling was fixed, Mercier was also written Lemercier. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Related forms: Mercer and Merciers.

Arms linked to Mercier and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Lemercier family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.