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
• Natalie Marr, Australian politician
• 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

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

See also

• Bill Marr (disambiguation)
• David Marr (disambiguation)
• John Marr (disambiguation)
• Marra (surname)
• Marre (surname)

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.