Mercader Family History & Genealogy

Summary

One branch of the Mercader family is from the Philippines and the history of this branch can be read below. This Mercader origins and history page contains the accumulated history of the Mercader family name made up of information shared by members of the AncientFaces community.

Mercader family history has rich origins whose details have been accumulated over the years by Mercader family members. The last name Mercader is an old heredity that has spread all across the world over the centuries, and as the name Mercader has spread, it has changed making it's history tricky to uncover as each family is unique.

History

The Mercaders in the Philippines first settled in Batangas Province. They then migrated to Marinduque  where they established their families. There is a Mercader Avenue in Marinduque Province. As the Mercaders grew in Marinduque, they started to migrate to neighboring provinces like Cebu, Bacolod, Pagbilao in Quezon and Sorsogon in Bicol.


This is where our branch of the Mercaders grew from. My grandfather, Inocencio Roco Mercader came from here. He migrated to Manila and married Amparo Gonzales Mercader (from Bulacan). They established their residence in Isabel st., Sammpaloc, Manila. They had eight children; Josefina, Florentino (my father), Elvira, Ruben, Esther, Purisimo, Belen and Arturo.


My grandfather started working at Erlanger and Galinger Company before the war. This is where my father also worked after World War II. Erlanger & Galinger became E&G, later National Cash Register Company and finally NCR Corporation.

One branch of the Mercader family is from the Philippines and the history of this branch can be read below. This Mercader origins and history page contains the accumulated history of the Mercader family name made up of user-contributed content from other AncientFaces users. Mercader family history has rich origins whose details have been accumulated over the years by Mercader family members. The last name Mercader is an old heredity that has spread all across the world over the centuries, and as the name Mercader has spread, it has changed making it's history tricky to uncover.

Name Origin

The origin of the name "Mercader" is believed to be originating from ancient Greece meaning "merchant". The name then later migrated down to Spain where it is then given the meaning of "lucky merchant". Soon after, the name had later migrated to East Asia within the Philippines. It is theorized that the name "Mercader" has spread across from Europe to Asia due to the members that had carried the name to be merchants. In common knowledge, merchants are known to travel in search for resources and connections for trades and money which may have explained the distribution of the name being found across Europe and Eastern Asia.

Spellings & Pronunciations

Pronounced as:
Merk - Kay - Der
Spelling:
M E R C A D E R
It may also be spelled as:
M E R C A D O R

Nationality & Ethnicity

The name "Mercader" could be found in the following countries based on its origin:
- Greece
- Spain
- Philippines (and possibly other Asian countries) One branch of the Mercader family is Filipino.

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Early Mercaders

These are the earliest records we have of the Mercader family.