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Marr Family History

Marr Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire an ancient tribal name probably based on a Brittonic personal name Marsos. There may have been confusion with Mair English: habitational name from one or other of various places called from Old Norse marr ‘fen marsh’ such as Marr High and Low Marr in Wheldrake and The Marrs in Swine (all Yorkshire). German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Marro. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 馬 see Ma

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mark, Barr, Mars, Mar, Mari, Mare, Tarr, Darr, Garr, Mart

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Where is the Marr family from?

You can see how Marr families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Marr family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Marr families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 355 Marr families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Marr's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Marr families in 1911.
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What did your Marr ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Marr. 45% of Marr men worked as a Farmer and 12% of Marr women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Marr were Carpenter and Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    45%
  • Labourer
    8%
  • Laborer
    7%
  • Carpenter
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housewife
    12%
  • Domestic
    10%
  • Servant
    10%
  • Farmer
    10%
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Passenger Lists

There are 20,000 immigration records available for the last name Marr. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 17,000 military records available for the last name Marr. For the veterans among your Marr ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Marr lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Marr life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Marr in 1943 was 34, and 75 in 2004.

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