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
- Nile Marr (born 1992), English musician
- 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
- Robert Hardin Marr (1819–1892), Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
- 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
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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