Meraz
A surname most likely of Spanish origin, often linked to a place name or a regional family line in the Hispanic world.
The #4,119 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 35,834 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Meraz is most plausibly a Spanish surname, probably formed as a habitational name from a place or local landmark now lost, altered, or no longer widely recognized. In Spanish surname patterns, names like this often began as identifiers for someone from a particular village, estate, or region. The exact root is not secure from general evidence alone, so the name is best treated as of likely Hispanic locational origin rather than given a single definite literal meaning.
History
The surname is found mainly in Spanish-speaking communities and later in the Americas, especially Mexico and the southwestern United States. Its modern distribution likely reflects colonial-era migration and the later movement of Hispanic families within North America. Because no dictionary excerpt was available here, the deeper history of the name is not certain.
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Fun fact
In U.S. records, Meraz is much more common as a Hispanic surname than as a traditional Anglo-American one.