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 (fl. 1997—2010), Australian environmentalist who served as Executive Director of the Wilderness Society
Alem Marr (1787—1843), American-born Jacksonian member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Alfred Marr (1862–1940), Australian cricketer
Alison 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
Lefty Marr (1862–1912), American professional baseball player
Sir Charles Marr (1880–1960), Australian politician
Chris Marr (fl. 1986–2011), American state senator from Spokane, Washington
David Marr (neuroscientist) (1945–1980), British neuroscientist
David Marr (journalist) (born 1947), Australian journalist and biographer
David G. Marr (born 1937), American historian
Dave Marr (1933–1997), golfer and sportscaster
David Marr Walker (1835–1920), Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba
Don H. Marr, American artist
Dora Maar (1907–1997), French photographer, painter, and poet
Runt Marr (1891–1981), American baseball figure
David G. 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), American 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 (biologist) (1902–1965), Scottish marine biologist and polar explorer
James Marr (author) (1918–2009), historian of Guernsey
Jason 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
Joe Marr (1880–?), Australian rules footballer
John Quincy Marr (1825–1861), American Civil War soldier
Johnny Marr (born 1963), English guitarist, keyboardist and singer. Former member of Modest Mouse and The Smiths
Leon Marr (1948–2019), Canadian film and television director and screenwriter
Leslie Marr, 2nd Baronet (1922–2021), British landscape artist, painter and former racing driver
Logan Marr (1995–2001), American murder victim
Marr Phillips (1857–1928), American professional baseball player
Melissa Marr (born 1972), American author
Nikolai Marr (1865–1934), Georgian historian and linguist
Nile Marr (born 1992), English musician
Phebe Marr (born 1931), American historian of modern Iraq with the Middle East Institute
Reginald Joseph Marr, DFC, OAM, QC (1917–1999), Australian lawyer and military officer
Reuben Marr (1884–1961), English professional association football player
Robert Marr, English professional footballer who played as an inside forward
Robert Hardin Marr (1819–1892), Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
Ruairidh Erskine of Marr (1869–1960), Scottish nationalist and aristocrat
Sally Marr (1906–1997), American stand-up comic, dancer, actress and talent spotter
Scott Marr, American lacrosse coach
Souk El Marr, one of the Souks of Tunis
Thomas Marr (1866–1936), American architect
Tom Marr (1942–2016), American talk radio host on WCBM in Baltimore
Walter Lorenzo Marr (1865–1941), American automotive engineer
Wilhelm Marr (1819–1904), German agitator and publicist
William Marr (馬為義; born 1936), American retired engineering researcher and poet
Zoë Coombs Marr, Australian comedian, performer and actor
Carl von Marr (1858–1936), American-born German painter

Characters[edit]

Kila Marr, a Star Trek character
Visas Marr, a Star Wars character

References[edit]

^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 9521. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
^ 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.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 9521. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

[Hanks2016-2] 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.

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