Surname Merlin (Merlin 
, 梅林 
, Мерлин 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The family name Merlin is characteristic of Honduras, where it is quite a common surname, France, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, Honduras, and Mexico. Also, Merlin is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Merlin | France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, United States, Honduras |
| 梅林 | China |
| Мерлин | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
| Мерлен | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| pierre merlin Protestant minister (b. 1533) |
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| jacques merlin 1566-1620; Titles or roles: son of Pierre Merlin (d.1603); educated at oxford; minister at La Rochelle from 1590 (b. 1566) |
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| charles merlin French Jesuit (1678-1747), FR (b. 1678) |
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john joseph merlin horologist, inventor, BE (b. 1735) |
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philippe-antoine merlin de douai French politician (1754-1838), FR (b. 1754) |
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antoine merlin de thionville member of several legislative bodies during the era of the French Revolution (1762-1833), FR (b. 1762) |
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christophe antoine merlin French officer, FR (b. 1771) |
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eugène antoine françois merlin French politician and officer (1778-1854), FR (b. 1778) |
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| joseph merlin (b. 1718) |
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| régis-parfait-chrétien merlin de beaugrenier French politician, FR (b. 1761) |
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| jean-baptiste gabriel merlin French officer, FR (b. 1768) |
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| jacques-simon merlin FR (b. 1765) |
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charles merlin French politician (1825-1895), FR (b. 1825) |
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henry beaufoy merlin Australian photographer, GB (b. 1830) |
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| romain merlin (b. 1793) |
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