Marr (surname) explained
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, 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, American state senator from Spokane, Washington
- 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
- 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 (Chinese: 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
- Kila Marr, a Star Trek character
- Visas Marr, a Star Wars character
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. 2003. Oxford University Press, USA. 978-0-19-508137-4. 9521.
- Book: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Patrick. Hanks. Richard. Coates. Peter. McClure. Oxford University Press. 2016. 9780192527479. 1705.
