Frequency: (140)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Dutch: 1. from the Latin personal name and saint's name Mamerius or Mamertius. 2. habitational name from Mamer in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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