MARRIS
The surname Marris is an English family name of medieval origin.
It is derived from the given name Maurice, which itself originally comes from the Latin Mauritius meaning “dark‑skinned” or “Moorish”. Therefore the name is patronymic, indicating descent from an ancestor called Maurice.
During the Middle Ages the spelling and pronunciation of the name varied, giving rise to alternative forms such as Maris, Maureis or Marice.
Additional evidence points to an Old French origin. The name was introduced to England after the conquest of 1066, and is locationally connected either to the village of Le Marais in Calvados or to residence on marshland. The ancient words marais or marese are recorded in the earliest charters that predate the tenth century.
The earliest surviving entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 lists Richard de Maris in the county of Kent, a landholder who was a close supporter of William I, known as the Conqueror. His tenants were rewarded with extensive grants in Berkshire and Kent.
Later records show that members of the family moved northwards. In the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries we find individuals such as William de Mares in the Kent pipe rolls (1191), Aldwin de Mareis of Gloucester (1199), and Henry Mareys of Huntingdon in the monastery register of Ramsey (1275).
By the seventeenth century the surname had settled in Yorkshire, where it was granted a coat of arms. Parish registers record marriages such as Edward Marris to Anne Cox at St Gregory and St Philip in 1630, and John Marris of Snaith to Margaret Fotherby in 1641.
In summary, the surname Marris has a dual heritage: a patronymic connection to the medieval given name Maurice and a locational link to rural French marshland that entered England after the Norman conquest. Its historical record spans from the Domesday Book of 1086 through the Middle Ages to the early modern period.
Typical given names associated with the Marris surname
Male
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- Graham
- Ian
- John
- Martin
- Paul
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Catherine
- Claire
- Emma
- Gillian
- Jennifer
- Julie
- Kate
- Margaret
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Sophie
- Susan
- Sylvia
Similar and related surnames
- Maris
- Mairs
- Maiers
- Mairis
- Maouris
- Maari
- Mahri
- Marri
- Marria
- Maeers
- Maers
- Maerz
- Mahrous
- Maires
- Mairesse
- Mairey
- Marais
- Maras
- Marasa
- Marassa
- Marazzi
- Marce
- Marceau
- Marci
- Marcio
- Marei
- Mareri
- Mares
- Maresse
- Mareuse
- Mari
- Maria
- Marias
- Maric
- Marice
- Marici
- Marie
- Maries
- Mariess
- Marik
- Marins
- Mario
- Marios
- Mariosa
- Marisa
- Marisca
- Marish
- Mariss
- Marius
- Mariusz
- Mariz
- Marois
- Maros
- Marosi
- Maroso
- Marosz
- Marous
- Marozzi
- Marr
- Marrai
- Marras
- Marrass
- Marrazza
- Marrazzo
- Marre
- Marres
- Marrese
- Marrey
- Marrice
- Marrick
- Marricks
- Marrie
- Marries
- Marrin
- Marrine
- Marrins
- Marrisey
- Marrish
- Marriss
- Marrit
- Marritt
- Marriz
- Marrohs
- Marrows
- Marrs
- Marry
- Mars
- Marsa
- Marse
- Marsi
- Marso
- Marus
- Marusza
- Maruza
- Maruzzi
- Mary
- Marys
- Marz
- Marza
- Marze
- Marzi
- Marzo
- Maurais
- Mauri
- Maurice
- Maurici
- Mauricio
- Maurie
- Mauris
- Maurizi
- Maurizio
- Maurri
- Maurrice
- Maurs
- Maurus
- Mawi
- Mayres
- Mayrs
- Meares
- Mearis
- Mears
- Mearse
- Mearus
- Meears
- Meeres
- Meers
- Meerza
- Mehrez
- Meiers
- Meires
- Meiris
- Meirs
- Meras
- Meraz
- Merce
- Merci
- Mercie
- Meres
- Meresse
- Merez
- Meri
- Meris
- Meroz
- Merri
- Merrie
- Merries
- Merris
- Merrish
- Merriss
- Mers
- Merse
- Merz
- Merza
- Meurice
- Meuris
- Meurisse
- Meuross
- Meurs
- Miars
- Mieras
- Mieres
- Miers
- Miras
- Mirazi
- Mircea
- Mires
- Miri
- Mirizzi
- Miros
- Mirrie
- Mirris
- Mirse
- Mirus
- Mirz
- Mirza
- Mirzaee
- Mirzaei
- Mirzai
- Mirzaie
- Moares
- Moers
- Moirs
- Mooers
- Moorce
- Moores
- Moorice
- Mooris
- Moorrees
- Moors
- Moorse
- Morace
- Moraes
- Morais
- Moras
- Morass
- Morassi
- Morce
- Moreis
- Mores
- Morese
- Moresi
- Moreso
- Moress
- Morez
- Mori
- Morice
- Morici
- Mories
- Moris
- Morise
- Moriss
- Morisse
- Morisseau
- Morizzo
- Moros
- Morosi
- Moroso
- Moross
- Moroz
- Morozs
- Morrace
- Morras
- Morres
- Morresi
- Morress
- Morrice
- Morries
- Morris
- Morrise
- Morriso
- Morrisoe
- Morriss
- Morrisse
- Morros
- Morrows
- Morrs
- Morrus
- Mors
- Morsa
- Morse
- Morsei
- Morsi
- Morsia
- Morss
- Morus
- Moruzzi
- Morys
- Mouras
- Mourice
- Mours
- Mourse
- Moursi
- Moyrs
- Mraz
- Mross
- Mroz
- Mrris
- Mruz
- Muers
- Muirs
- Muras
- Murasa
- Murase
- Mures
- Muress
- Muresu
- Murez
- Muri
- Murias
- Muries
- Muris
- Muriss
- Muros
- Muroz
- Murras
- Murrays
- Murri
- Murrie
- Murris
- Murrish
- Murrows
- Murs
- Mursa
- Mursi
- Murza
- Myres
- Myrs
- Married
- Miaris
- Mmari
- Murry
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
How to communicate the surname Marris in...
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There are approximately 916 people named Marris in the UK. That makes it roughly the 7,889th most common surname in Britain. Around 14 in a million people in Britain are named Marris.
Surname type: Diminutive
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Marris
- Rob Marris - Politician
- William Sinclair Marris - Indian civil servant (1873 to 1945)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.