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Mar Name Meaning

Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Asturian-Leonese, and Catalan: topographic name for someone living by the sea, from mar ‘sea’ (Latin mare). German: nickname from Middle High German mar(w) ‘tender’, ‘delicate’. Hungarian (Már): from a short form of the personal name Márkus or Márk, Hungarian forms of Marcus and Mark; or possibly from the personal name Márton, Hungarian form of Martin. Chinese: variant of Ma.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Mark, May, Mari, Mara, Mak, Maro, Mare, Mars, Bar, Max

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Mar Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Mar name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Mar. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    25%

  • China

    19%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    11%

  • Native American—North, Central, South

    7%

  • Germanic Europe

    4%

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Mar Family Origin

Where is the Mar family from?

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Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Mar surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Mar Family Occupations

What did your Mar ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Mar ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Mar Historical Records

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Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Mar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Mar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Mar. 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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Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Mar. For the veterans among your Mar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Mar Life Expectancy

What is the average Mar lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Mar ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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