Marr (surname)

Marr is a habitational surname that originates from Marr in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and from Marr in West Yorkshire, England. Marr also derives from the German name Marro.[1] Variant spellings include Mar and Marre.[2] Notable people with this surname include:

  • Alec Marr, the Executive Director of the Wilderness Society
  • Alem Marr (1787—1843), American-born Jacksonian member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Alfred Percy Marr (1862–1940), Australian cricketer
  • Alison M. Marr (born 1980), American mathematician and mathematics educator
  • Andrew Marr (born 1959), Scottish journalist and political commentator
  • Barbara La Marr (1896–1926), American actress, cabaret artist and writer
  • Carl von Marr (1858–1936), American painter
  • Charles W. "Lefty" Marr (1862–1912), American professional baseball player
  • Charles William Clanan Marr, Sir, KCVO, DSO, MC (1880–1960), Australian politician
  • Chris Marr, American a state senator from Spokane, Washington
  • David Marr (born 1947), Australian journalist and author
  • David Marr (neuroscientist) (1945–1980), British neuroscientist and psychologist
  • David Marr Walker (1835–1920), a lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba
  • Don H. Marr, American artist
  • Dora Maar (1907-1997), French photographer, painter, and poet
  • Clifton Ambrose Marr, also known as Runt Marr (1891-1981), American baseball figure
  • David George Marr (born 1937), American/Australian historian specializing in the modern history of Vietnam
  • Frances Harrison Marr (1835–1918), American poet
  • George Marr Flemington Gillon, MBE (born 1942), English councilman of the City of London Corporation
  • George Washington Lent Marr (1779–1856), American politician
  • Hank Marr (1927–2004), a jazz musician
  • Hans Marr (1878–1949), German actor
  • Hans Marr (ski jumper) (1914–1942), German ski jumper
  • Jack Marr (1928–2002), Australian rules footballer
  • James Marr Brydone (1779–1866), Scottish surgeon
  • James Marr Machon (1918–2009), American French-born author of The History of Guernsey
  • Jason Wardlaw Marr (born 1989), Scottish professional football player in the role of defender
  • James William Slessor Marr (1902–1965), Scottish marine biologist and explorer
  • Jerzy Marr (1901–1962), Polish film actor
  • Jim Marr, the former bass guitarist of the 1980s British pop/rock band Skin Games
  • Jodi Marr, American songwriter and producer
  • Joseph Thomas Marr, also known as Joe Marr (born 1880), Australian former rules footballer
  • John Quincy Marr (1825 – 1861), American Civil War soldier
  • Johnny Marr (born 1963), English guitarist, keyboardist and singer, and member of The Smiths
  • Leon Marr (1948-2019), Canadian film and television director and screenwriter
  • Leslie Lynn Marr, 2nd Baronet (born 1922), British landscape artist, painter and former racing driver
  • Marr B. Phillips (1857–1928), professional baseball player
  • Melissa Marr (born 1972), American author
  • Nicholas Marr (1865–1934), Georgia-born historian and linguist
  • Phebe Marr (born 1931), prominent American historian of modern Iraq with the Middle East Institute
  • Reginald Joseph Marr, DFC, OAM, QC (1917–1999), Australian lawyer and military officer
  • Reuben Charles Marr (1884–1961), English professional association football player
  • Robert Marr, English professional footballer who played as an inside forward
  • Ruairidh Erskine of Marr (1869–1960), Scottish nationalist and aristocrat
  • Sally Marr (1906–1997), a stand-up comic, dancer, actress and talent spotter
  • Scott Marr, American lacrosse coach
  • Souk El Marr, one of the souks of Tuni
  • Thomas Aquinas "Tom" Marr (1942–2016), American talk radio host on WCBM in Baltimore
  • Walter Lorenzo Marr, automotive pioneer and talented engineer
  • Wilhelm Adolph Marr (1819–1904), German agitator and publicist
  • William W. Marr (simplified Chinese: 马为义; traditional Chinese: 馬為義; born 1936), a retired engineering researcher and poet
  • Zoë Coombs Marr , Australian comedian, performer and actor
  • Carl von Marr (1858–1936), American-born German painter

Characters
  • Kila Marr, Star Trek character
  • Visas Marr, Star Wars character

See also

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 9521. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
  2. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1705. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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